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Some Covid-19 Patients Show Signs of Heart Damage Months Later

Gladstone in the News September 23, 2020

Some Covid-19 Patients Show Signs of Heart Damage Months Later

The Wall Street Journal—Senior Investigator Todd McDevitt, PHD, comments on the damage SARS-CoV-2 can inflict on heart cells, which he and Senior Investigator Bruce Conklin, MD, recently reported in an article deposited on bioRxiv.

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If You’ve Just Had COVID, Exercise Might Not Be Good for You

Gladstone in the News September 15, 2020

If You’ve Just Had COVID, Exercise Might Not Be Good for You

Wired—In an article about the potential dangers of strenuous exercise for people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, Senior Investigator Bruce Conklin, MD, is quoted for likening to "carnage" the damage the virus can inflict on heart cells. Conklin and Senior Investigator Todd McDevitt, PhD, recently reported their observations of cardiac cells from deceased COVID-19 patients or grown in the lab in BioRxiv.

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Novel Coronavirus Could be Slicing Heart Muscles Cells into Pieces, Eating up DNA: Study

Gladstone in the News September 14, 2020

Novel Coronavirus Could be Slicing Heart Muscles Cells into Pieces, Eating up DNA: Study

The Times of India—The Times of India reports the recent discovery by Senior Investigators Todd McDevitt, PhD, and Bruce Conklin, MD, that SARS-CoV-2 can inflict severe damage to heart cells, and puts it in the context of several examples of cardiovascular failure in patients recovering from COVID-19 in India.

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What Is COVID-19 Doing to Our Hearts?

Gladstone in the News September 11, 2020

What Is COVID-19 Doing to Our Hearts?

The New Republic—Senior investigator Todd McDevitt, PhD, explains how his recent discovery that SARS-CoV-2 inflicts severe damage on heart cells could explain why some people experience symptoms of heart malfunction months after they recover from COVID-19. McDevitt stresses that COVID-19 is not just a respiratory disease, and could instead lead to permanent damage to various organs, even in young people.

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Post-COVID Heart Damage Alarms Researchers: “There Was a Black Hole” in Infected Cells

Gladstone in the News September 10, 2020

Post-COVID Heart Damage Alarms Researchers: “There Was a Black Hole” in Infected Cells

Yahoo! News—Some individuals who survive the initial bout with COVID-19 experience heart damage weeks or months later. Gladstone Investigator Todd McDevitt explains how his recent research shows that SARS-CoV-2 can devastate heart muscle cells, which could have long-term consequences for heart function.

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Coronavirus May Dice Heart Muscle Fibers into Tiny Snippets, Remove Cells’ DNA

Gladstone in the News September 9, 2020

Coronavirus May Dice Heart Muscle Fibers into Tiny Snippets, Remove Cells’ DNA

Live Science—Senior Investigators Todd McDevitt, PhD, and Bruce Conklin, MD, comment on their recent discovery that SARS-CoV-2 infects and destroys heart muscle cells grown in the lab and may do so in the hearts of COVID-19 patients as well.

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Bay Area Researchers Explain “Concerning” Effects of COVID-19 on Human Hearts

Gladstone in the News September 5, 2020

Bay Area Researchers Explain “Concerning” Effects of COVID-19 on Human Hearts

ABC7 News—As sports teams and colleges consider restarting the athletics season, Senior Investigator Todd McDevitt, PhD, and Gladstone President and Cardiologist Deepak Srivastava, MD, express concern that damage to the heart caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection could put athletes at risk for serious heart problems even if they only experienced mild COVID-19 symptoms.

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“Carnage” in a Lab Dish Shows How the Coronavirus May Damage the Heart

Gladstone in the News September 4, 2020

“Carnage” in a Lab Dish Shows How the Coronavirus May Damage the Heart

STAT—Senior Investigators Todd McDevitt, PhD, and Bruce Conklin, MD, comment on their recent findings of severe damage in cardiac cells exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in the lab and in the heart cells of deceased COVID-19 patients. They also explain why they felt the need to share these findings rapidly with the scientific community via the preprint publishing platform bioRxiv.

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Commuting to the Lab during a Pandemic: Meet the Scientists Who Are Studying COVID-19

Gladstone scientists sitting 6 feet a part from each other wearing masks in the Gladstone lobby
Article May 12, 2020

Commuting to the Lab during a Pandemic: Meet the Scientists Who Are Studying COVID-19

While many are working from home, these scientists are continuing to go to the lab in hopes of making a discovery that could lead to the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Investigators Want to Find out How COVID-19 Is Causing Heart Failure

Gladstone in the News May 3, 2020

Investigators Want to Find out How COVID-19 Is Causing Heart Failure

Science Cover—In addition to causing respiratory disease, COVID-19 can also affect the cardiovascular system, and indeed heart failure may be the cause of many COVID-19 deaths. At Gladstone, Senior Investigators Bruce Conklin and Todd McDevitt are using stem cell–derived heart cells and microtissues to investigate how COVID-19 affects heart cardiac function, and to identify new therapeutic targets.

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