Following successful tests on rats and rhesus monkeys, the researchers studied their approach on a 46-year-old woman with ...

A German medical team has developed and tested a possible treatment for people with severe heart failure that could ...

Sheets of lab-grown muscle are being tested as a radical new treatment for heart attacks and heart failure. Promising results ...

"The latest findings highlight the potential of tissue patches derived from stem cells to treat heart failure, which remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide". Muscle patches made with ...

Results from rhesus macaques provide solid ground for a first-in-human investigation of heart repair with stem cell-derived ...

Results from rhesus macaques provide solid ground for a first-in-human investigation of heart repair with stem cell-derived engineered heart muscle. The study is a milestone for the clinical ...

Muscle patches generated from stem cells helped ease heart problems in monkeys and a human patient, in a potential advance ...

Previous attempts to use cell therapies have failed - but early results using a new type of muscle patch look promising ...

A patch made from lab-grown muscle cells boosted heart function in monkeys with cardiovascular disease and is now being ...

Recent findings indicate that widely used weight-loss medications might lead to muscle loss, including vital heart muscle, ...

While the last decade has brought considerable progress for patients with DMD, substantial unmet need remains. Several ...

The myocardium is composed of a specialized type of muscle cell called cardiac muscle that is only found in the ... This results in significant muscle weakness, atrophy, and loss of function. The ...