New OMRF research may lessen diabetic effects on the heart

New research from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation might hold promise for reversing changes to the heart caused by diabetes.

 
BY GREG ELWELL | Published: December 11, 2012   

Healthy heart cells are omnivores, meaning they can use several types of fuel to do their work. But for people with poorly managed or undiagnosed diabetes, the heart’s fuel source is limited, and that can cause problems during heart attacks and stroke.

photo - OMRF scientist Kenneth Humphries, Ph.D., is researching how diabetes might damage mitochondria in heart cells, leading to increased free radical production and weakened heart muscles. Photo by Steve Sisney. <strong>STEVE SISNEY</strong>
OMRF scientist Kenneth Humphries, Ph.D., is researching how diabetes might damage mitochondria in heart cells, leading to increased free radical production and weakened heart muscles. Photo by Steve Sisney. STEVE SISNEY

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New research from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation might hold promise for reversing changes to the heart caused by diabetes.

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