GitVibes daily briefing · 2026-09-29 · human
Pomegranate compound improves heart function by up to 80% in study
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A compound the body can make after eating pomegranates, walnuts, and some berries improved measures of heart function by up to 80% in animal models of a difficult-to-treat form of heart failure. Urolithin A helped stiff heart tissue relax and reduced scarring and abnormal enlargement. It also improved relaxation in engineered human heart tissue.
Original reporting: ScienceDaily · Published 2026-09-28