From wine to new drugs: a novel way to reduce damage from heart attacks

"An alcohol-busting enzyme may help prevent heart attack damage, according to a new study in Science. Researchers report that aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2), an enzyme important for processing alcohol in the human body, clears harmful toxins produced in cells when blood flow is blocked in the heart - and a new drug can switch it on..." - Scientific American