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A recent study conducted by researchers from UCLA reveals an unexpected regulator of heart repair that could in the future open new paths for the prevention of heart failure. FINDINGS A study using mice by scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA reveals that cardiac …
A cocktail of three specific genes can reprogram cells in the scars caused by heart attacks into functioning muscle cells. During a heart attack, blood supply is cut off to the heart, resulting in the death of heart muscle. The damage leaves behind a scar and a much weakened heart. Changing the scar into heart …
University of Central Florida (US) team successfully uses stem cells to grow neuromuscular junctions between human muscle cells and human spinal cord cells. University of Central Florida (Florida, USA) researchers have used stem cells to grow neuromuscular junctions between human muscle cells and human spinal cord cells, the key connectors used by the brain to …