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 tested in humans
‘Breakthrough’ stem-cell patches strengthened a woman’s failing heart
Grafting patches of lab-grown muscle to the surface of the heart could offer a lifeline for people waiting for a transplant.
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 towards improving treatments for the scourge of cardiac failure. Rhesus macaques’ heart functions improved using the technique,
Scientists trial patch to mend failing hearts
The technology could give new hope to millions of people with advanced heart failure whose treatment options are currently limited, the German researchers say. Based on early results of a small trial in humans and promising tests in monkeys,
Stem cells used to partially repair damaged hearts
However, the Nobel Prize for induced stem cells was handed out over a decade ago, and the therapies have been slow to follow. But a group of German researchers is now describing tests in primates of a method of repairing the heart using new muscle generated from stem cells.
Beating muscle patch keeps heart failure patients alive for years
Patches of beating, lab-grown muscle sewn into failing hearts can keep patients alive for years while they wait for a transplant, scientists have shown.
Beating, lab-grown muscle patch can keep heart failure patients alive for years, study finds
Patches of beating, lab-grown muscle sewn into failing hearts can keep patients alive for years while they wait for a transplant, scientists have shown. In a major breakthrough, 15 patients suffering from heart failure − their hearts had stopped pumping effectively − were implanted with patches grown from stem cells.
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