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7 November 2025 Academic publication The Medical Research Council/British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence in Advanced Cardiac Therapies …

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20 October 2025 Academic publication Ribonucleic acid and gene therapies in cardiovascular disease: clinical applications, delivery challenges and emerging…

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10 October 2025 Academic publication AAV6-based ZEB2 delivery promotes cardiomyocyte dedifferentiation in adult human myocardium

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22 September 2025 Academic publication Proregenerative MicroRNAs to Repair the Damaged Heart

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25 August 2025 Academic publication Gene therapy in cardiac and vascular diseases: a review of approaches to treat genetic and common cardiovascular…

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7 March 2025 Academic publication Genetic tracing and topography of spontaneous and stimulated cardiac regeneration in mice

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19 February 2025 Academic publication Translation of genomics into routine cardiological practice: insights from a European Society of Cardiology…

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