A collaborative study reveals two kinds of scarring, dubbed hot and cold, in injured heart tissue, suggesting that treatments must take the type of scar into account Not all scars are created equal.

That's the conclusion of a new study by Weizmann Institute of Science researchers: They found that two distinct types of scars, referred to as "hot" and "cold," can form in the diseased heart ...

During a heart attack, around one billion -- or 25 percent -- die. Understanding how scars form and how they can be treated ...

My heart rate was ‘too low to sustain life ... Would anyone ever love me enough to take on the burden of my health and accept my scars? But another part of me was determined to make the ...

Ahmed Mahmoud, PhD, planned to complete his doctoral degree and enter the pharmaceutical industry to help teams develop new therapies. “My goal then was to study the research and development ...

JERUSALEM, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- New international study has discovered that heart damage leads to two distinct types of scar tissues, which require different treatments, Israel's Weizmann Institute ...

Challenging conventional medical wisdom, Israeli scientists found that scar tissue formation in the heart occurs through two distinct mechanisms — a discovery that could lead to new and more ...

Jerusalem [Israel], March 2 (ANI/TPS): Challenging conventional medical wisdom, Israeli scientists found that scar tissue formation in the heart occurs through two distinct mechanisms. This ...