Stem cells used to partially repair damaged hearts
This is especially problematic in cases of blocked blood vessels, which can repeatedly starve large areas of the heart of ...
Scientists Uncover a Tiny Gene That Could End Dangerous Heart Arrhythmias
Researchers have identified a gene therapy that could prevent life-threatening arrhythmias by restoring the heart’s ...
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Muscle patch made from stem cells could treat heart failure
A patch made from lab-grown muscle cells boosted heart function in monkeys with cardiovascular disease and is now being tested in humans ...
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Breakthrough in gene therapy could help protect against heart arrhythmias
Cardiac arrhythmias affect millions across the world and are responsible for a fifth of all deaths in the Netherlands.
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Mechanisms of action of mesenchymal stem cells in cardiac repair: potential influences on the cardiac stem cell niche
The concept of the cardiac stem cell niche is valuable in conceptualizing why the heart does not heal itself fully following tissue necrosis: the process of tissue destruction destroys not only ...
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DiNAQOR—At the heart of gene therapy discovery
Firstly, the viral vector. The company uses a non-replicating ... gene therapies in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived engineered heart tissue. “By using mini organoids that beat ...
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'Breakthrough' stem-cell patches stabilized woman's heart as she awaited transplant
A woman with a failing heart has been kept alive with the help of a new "breakthrough" stem-cell technology, scientists report. The 46-year-old woman had experienced a heart attack in 2016 and ...