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Can research gleaned from a hibernating snail save a human heart?
University of Alberta researchers have identified a new drug that mimics the hibernation mechanism of snails, enabling non‑hibernating an…
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University of Alberta researchers have identified a new drug that mimics the hibernation mechanism of snails, enabling non‑hibernating animal organs to be placed into a deep metabolic sleep safely. The findings, led by Dr. Evangelos Michelakis of the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, were published in Nature Communications. This approach could provide a method for preserving organs, though further work is needed to assess its applicability to human heart transplantation.
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