Heart muscle cells grown from stem ... the cells to support existing cardiac tissue," Emborg says. "Our goal with this particular study, as a precursor to human studies, was to make sure that ...

Members of Theme Six are developing stem cell and cellular reprogramming strategies to treat cardiovascular diseases such as infarction in situ. The goal is to use viral vectors to induce ...

To explore further, the team of researchers, led by clinical scientist Matthew Martens, turned to human cells. In the lab, ...

Pathways to new treatments for heart failure take time -; as long as four decades for two now accepted therapies. So, new attempts to repair scar tissue in infarcted hearts using cells or cell ...

But bones are unable to move on their own, so muscles pull on them at joints. Cardiac muscle cells contract and relax to pump blood around our bodies. Smooth muscle cells make up thin sheets of ...

A research team reported recently that heart muscle cells grown from induced pluripotent stem cells can integrate into the hearts of monkeys with a state of pressure overload.

Trendy weight-loss drugs making headlines for shrinking waistlines may also be shrinking the human heart and other muscles, ...

Spinach isn’t just good for your diet—it’s revolutionizing heart medicine. Discover how scientists are transforming leafy ...