WVIR-NBC-29 (Charlottesville) UVA: Researchers Discover Gene that Helps Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke UVA medical researchers say they've discovered a way to help slow the effects of aging on the heart. At the core of the research is “Oct4,” a gene many believed the body stopped producing when we are embryos. http://www.nbc29.com/story/32006467/uva-researchers-discover-gene-that-helps-prevent-heart-attack-stroke