Oct4

Gene helps prevent heart attack, stroke; may also block effects of aging

May 20, 2016

May turn out to be the "fountain-of-youth gene," say researchers University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered that a gene called Oct4 — which scientific dogma insists is inactive in adults — actually plays a vital role in preventing ruptured atherosclerotic plaques inside blood vessels, the underlying cause of most heart attacks and strokes. The researchers found that Oct4 controls the conversion of smooth … more…