A bioactive molecule may protect against congestive heart failure after heart attacks

A bioactive molecule may protect against congestive heart failure after heart attacks 09/13/2017 01:11 PM EDT Researchers show that giving mice a form of the fatty acid-derived bioactive molecule called lipoxin improved heart function after a heart attack, as the lipoxin prompted early activation of the resolving phase of the immune response without altering the acute phase. Full story at http://www.uab.edu/news/innovation/item/8659-a-bioactive-molecule-may-protect-against-congestive-heart-failure-after-heart-attacks Source University of Alabama at Birmingham This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111