New Study Links Gut Microbes to Common Heart Disease
New Study Links Gut Microbes to Common Heart Disease

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Gut microbes likely play a role in coronary artery disease (CAD), a common heart disease, but the mechanisms remain largely unknown. Researchers in…

A New Patch Could Help to Heal the Heart
A New Patch Could Help to Heal the Heart

MIT engineers developed a programmable drug-delivery patch that can promote tissue healing and blood vessel regrowth following a heart attack. MIT engineers have developed a flexible drug-delivery patch that can be placed…

Needed: Blueprint for a U.S. Health System Overhaul
Needed: Blueprint for a U.S. Health System Overhaul

The U.S. health system is broken. Challenges with insufficient capacity and access, ensuring care quality and timeliness, and curbing costs have persisted for decades, coming to a head during the COVID-19 pandemic.…