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Analyzing Genetic Data To Create New Treatments for Heart Disease

Jon Strelecki

Every year, more people die of heart disease in the U.S. than any other ailment. Recently a team of researchers discovered genetic mutations that might provide a clue to creating new treatments for heart disease.

On this edition of UWM Today, meet Paul Auer, a UWM researcher who is using his love of math to help answer some perplexing questions about why our hearts give out well before their time.

Tom Luljak hosted UWM Today on WUWM for more than two decades and is the inaugural host of Curious Campus.