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Leinwand Lab research using pythons to give insights into human heart disease featured in several media outlets

New Leinwand Lab research published in is described in the BT article “How a python's wild feeding habits could inspire new treatments for heart disease” with an accompanying explanatory video. Check out other coverage at , , and ! Learn how the extreme changes in physiological, mechanical, and biophysical properties of python hearts in response to eating could pave inroads towards fighting cardiac fibrosis, a major human health problem where the heart becomes very stiff and loses function.