A muscle patch crafted from stem cells has improved cardiac function in monkeys with heart disease. It is now being tested in a small number of people, with early results from the first recipient ...

A promising new approach involves the use of Engineered Heart Muscle (EHM) allografts derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) to repair damaged hearts. The study, led by Ahmad-Fawad ...

STEM cell patches can fix heart failure by regenerating the muscle, tests show. The treatment was found to increase the thickness of the heart wall, helping it to contract better to pump blood ...

Heart muscle grafts engineered from induced pluripotent stem cells enhanced cardiac function in rhesus macaques with heart failure, while encouraging data from a single patient support ongoing ...

Study: Engineered heart muscle allografts for heart repair in primates and humans. Image Credit: mi_viri/Shutterstock.com In a study published in Nature, researchers found that a stem cell-derived ...

In study evaluating mice and human heart cells, the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein inflamed the heart muscle cells, which can lead to heart injury. Embargoed until 8 a.m. CT/9 a.m. ET, Monday, July 25, 2022 ...

Researchers injected rat models after a heart attack with either the PLP platform or a saline solution. The team was blinded to which animals received the polymer or saline. After five weeks, the ...

During a heart attack, the heart muscle dies within days and the scar doesn't contract, Okarma said. So, over time, the heart enlarges, increasing the diameter ofits chambers.

Gepstein’s team took skin cells from two men with heart failure - aged 51 and 61 - and transformed them by adding three genes and then a small molecule called valproic acid to the cell nucleus.

Adult heart muscle is comprised of cells called cardiomyocytes. Most cardiomyocytes don’t replenish themselves after a heart attack or other significant heart muscle damage. The UT Southwestern ...