Researchers implant lab-grown heart patch in woman with advanced heart failure
Following successful tests on rats and rhesus monkeys, the researchers studied their approach on a 46-year-old woman with ...
A revolutionary patch that repairs heart damage is now real
Scientists have developed lab-grown patches composed of beating heart muscle to aid patients with advanced heart failure. Tested successfully on anima ...
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New stem cell patch promises to cure severe heart problems
A German medical team has developed and tested a possible treatment for people with severe heart failure that could ...
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Sheets of muscle grown in the lab can rebuild failing hearts
Sheets of lab-grown muscle are being tested as a radical new treatment for heart attacks and heart failure. Promising results ...
Stem-cell 'heart patch' shows promise for heart failure treatment
Results from rhesus macaques provide solid ground for a first-in-human investigation of heart repair with stem cell-derived ...
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Study results open door to heart failure treatment with 'heart patch’
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 ...
Scientists use stem cells to develop muscle patches for unhealthy hearts
Muscle patches generated from stem cells helped ease heart problems in monkeys and a human patient, in a potential advance ...
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How a plaster made of human tissue could treat heart attacks
Previous attempts to use cell therapies have failed - but early results using a new type of muscle patch look promising ...
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Muscle patch made from stem cells could treat heart failure
A patch made from lab-grown muscle cells boosted heart function in monkeys with cardiovascular disease and is now being ...