Scientists have developed lab-grown patches composed of beating heart muscle to aid patients with advanced heart failure. Tested successfully on animals and humans, the patches, made from donor blood ...

Researchers have made strides creating strong, long-lasting imitation muscle as science fiction slowly evolves into fact.

As the most important muscle in our body, any issues with our heart are considered critical and reason for replacement with a ...

Patches of beating, lab-grown muscle sewn into failing hearts can keep patients alive for years while they wait for a transplant, scientists have shown. In a major breakthrough, 15 patients suffering ...

In "remarkable" work, a patch of engineered heart muscle cells was used to strengthen a patient's heart before transplant.