FSU researchers explore cardiomyopathy prevention in the heart
Ella Hechlik
Researchers at Florida State University have helped locate and understand a thin filament inside the heart muscle, which is the first that science has known of this piece of the cardiovascular puzzle.
Working with other researchers from Eastern Virginia Medical School and the University of Virginia, Professor Bryan Chase and Professor Jose Pinto of FSU have a better understanding of the complicated muscular processes of the heart.
The structure in the heart that is currently studied is called the thin filament. In the past, cardiovascular researchers have known about the thin filament, but did not know its exact structure.
FSU researchers receive funding to study how face shapes affect mask performance
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Researchers at Florida State University received a grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate how face shape affects COVID-19 mask performance.
Kourosh Shoele, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, is part of a team that has received an $800,000 grant from the NSF to improve the effectiveness of face masks as a defense against COVID-19 and other pathogens.
He and his team hope to understand the flow physics and mechanics of face masks used to protect against the virus.