3D-Printing Heart Tissue With Human Stem Cells
Scientists at Stanford University have developed a method for 3D-printing human heart tissue that could eventually be implanted into patients. Read the CNET article Stanford Scientists Use… Read more »
In a dish, a mouse, crafted from stem cells, begins to form
The tiny mouse embryo has a heart that beats. Its muscles, blood vessels, gut and nervous system are beginning to develop. But this embryo is unusual: It… Read more »
Scientists discover new type of immune cells that are essential for forming heart valves
UCLA study sheds new light on critical role of heart-derived macrophages. UCLA researchers have identified for the first time the origin of an immune cell that plays… Read more »
Cardiac Stem Cells from Young Hearts Could Rejuvenate Old Hearts, New Study Shows
Animal Study Reveals That Cardiosphere-Derived Cells Secrete Tiny Vesicles That Could ‘Turn Back the Clock’ for Age-Related Heart Conditions LOS ANGELES (AUG. 14, 2017) – Cardiac stem… Read more »
Cardiac Stem Cell Therapy May Heal Heart Damage Caused by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have found that injections of cardiac stem cells might help reverse heart damage caused by Duchenne muscular dystrophy, potentially resulting in… Read more »
Stem cell therapies for hearts inching closer to wide use
By Elizabeth Landau, CNN.com If you’ve just had your first heart attack, doctors may one day be able to reverse the damage done with stem cell therapy…. Read more »
Surprise! Heart Muscle Can Replenish Itself
By Bernadine Healy, M.D., U.S. News and World Report It’s humbling to see medical dogma overturned, but that is exactly what happened when, contrary to deeply embedded… Read more »