Brain–heart–immune axis drives heart damage after a heart attack, mouse study finds
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A mouse study published in Cell shows that signals from the heart to the brain activate a vagus-mediated brain–immune circuit that worsens tissue damage after a heart attack; inhibiting this pathway reduced injury and improved heart function, suggesting new therapeutic targets.
Topics:health#brain-heart-axis#immune-response#inflammation#myocardial-infarction#science#vagus-nerve
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