Gene Therapy used to reverse heart damage
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have developed a new gene therapy that is safe and effective in reversing advanced heart failure. SERCA2a (produced as MYDICAR®) is a gene therapy designed...
View ArticleSelf repairing hearts
The hearts of newborn mice can repair themselves after an injury, a discovery that raises fresh hopes for healing damaged hearts in people. Scientists knew that some fish and amphibians could regrow...
View ArticleGarlic oil and cardiomyopathy
Garlic has “significant” potential for preventing cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease that is a leading cause of death in people with diabetes, scientists have concluded in a new study. Their...
View ArticleGarlic oil and heart health
Garlic may provide protection against heart damage as well as vampires, research suggests. The pungent bulb contains an ingredient that has the power to prevent the destruction of heart tissue which...
View ArticleScientists reverse heart damage
SCIENTISTS have discovered how to “turn back the clock” on ageing heart tissue, giving it a new lease of life. They used modified stem cells which rejuvenate the damaged cells and tissues in heart...
View ArticleStem cell treatment for heart damage
Scientists have successfully repaired damaged monkey hearts by injecting new heart cells made from human stem cells, paving the way for a trial in humans before the end of the decade. Researchers now...
View ArticleStem cells regenerate damaged hearts
Delivering stem cells directly into damaged heart muscle after a heart attack may help repair and regenerate injured tissue, according to a study. “Our discoveries offer insight into the power of stem...
View ArticleNew stem cell discovery could treat damaged hearts
Stem cells capable of repairing the irreversible damage of a heart attack have been discovered by scientists in a breakthrough which could offer new hope for hundreds of thousands of Britons. Many...
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