Study finds YTHDF1 promotes cardiac fibrosis by enhancing AXL translation

Credit: Han Wu, Weitao Jiang, Ping Pang, Wei Si, Xue Kong, Xinyue Zhang, Yuting Xiong, Chunlei Wang, Feng Zhang, Jinglun Song, Yang Yang, Linghua Zeng, Kuiwu Liu, Yingqiong Jia, Zhuo

Coordinated care important for children with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease, say researchers

A family‐centered, developmentally supportive care model for children with trisomy 21 and congenital heart disease from birth through adolescence. Credit: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024). DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.124.036214 A

Astronauts: Blood clot expert to study blood flow, clot formation in zero gravity

Are astronauts more likely to develop blood clots during space missions due to zero gravity? That’s the question NASA is trying to answer with help from UNC School of Medicine’s