Mouse hearts in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 28 days after infarction. While the hearts in the control group (left) show typical signs of damage, such as dilatation of the ventricle and damage to ...

Researchers have identified a crucial growth factor, BMP7, capable of stimulating cardiac muscle cell proliferation and regeneration, potentially offering new treatments for heart injuries.

In a heartbeat, cardiac muscle cells contract to push blood out to the body, then relax to allow the heart to fill again. This is possible because muscle proteins are organized into sarcomeres ...

Combining cell types may lead to improved cardiac cell therapy following heart attack Date: October 31, 2023 Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Summary: Researchers have harnessed a ...

Muscle patches generated from stem cells helped ease heart problems in monkeys and a human patient, in a potential advance towards improving treatments for the scourge of cardiac failure. Rhesus ...

A miniature heart in a Petri dish, bottom, and a cardiac muscle sheet in a bottle, both made of iPS cells, are seen at the University of Osaka in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 30, 2024.