Anyone who’s tried to neatly gather a fitted sheet can tell you: folding is hard. Get it wrong with your laundry and the result can be a crumpled, wrinkled mess of fabric, but when folding fails among the approximately 7,000 proteins with an origami-like complexity that regulate essential cellular functions, the result can lead to one of a multitude of serious diseases ranging from emphysema and cystic fibrosis to Alzheimer’s disease.
Exploring innovations in cardiovascular medicine at TCT MedTech Forum
As the pace of change accelerates in healthcare, the most pressing questions in cardiovascular medicine demand immediate answers.