Although it works tirelessly day in and day out, the heart is one of the only muscles in the body that regenerates little to no muscle tissue after it’s been…
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Bacterial infections are a less common cause of heart disease, but they’re no less serious than the others. Dr. DeLisa Fairweather, Ph.D., is an expert on the subject and…
Myocarditis is simply defined as inflammation of the heart muscle. It’s typically caused by an infection from any number of pathogens. However, “there are many, many different causes,” says Dr.…
Earlier today, Kiniksa announced an update on rilonacept, an investigational therapy in development for the treatment of recurrent pericarditis. Kiniksa announced positive data from RHAPSODY, a pivotal Phase 3 trial…
Myocarditis may be classified as rare, but it affects thousands of adults and children each year. Myocarditis is inflammation of the myocardium (heart muscle) and can affect how the heart…
Keep up the wonderful work that you are doing to halt this devastating disease! New Tool Predicts Myocarditis-Related Heart Failure in Men The Myocarditis Foundation offers their congratulations and is…
Post-Doctoral Grant for Myocarditis Research Co-funded with the American Heart Association 2018-2020
The Myocarditis Foundation is proud to announce that we have awarded a Post-Doctoral Research Grant, co-funded with the American Heart Association, for the Academic years of 2018-2020 to Dr. Lindsey…
Dr. Bettina Heidecker, MD, the MF 2007 Fellowship Grant Recipient and a member of the Myocarditis Foundation’s Medical Advisory Board, has recently been asked to join the Charite Campus…
Awarded grant in 2017 The Myocarditis Foundation is pleased to announce our 2017 Fellowship Grant Recipient, Dr. Paul Hanson, PhD, of the University of British Columbia/St. Paul’s Hospital, for the…
The term “translational” refers to the “translation” of basic scientific findings in a laboratory setting into potential treatments for disease. In Medicine, “Translational Research” is increasingly linking the research fields…