The decision to move forward with a heart transplant is made when all other treatment options been unsuccessful.

A research team has identified the impact of stem cell infusion timing on the incidence and severity of acute ...

How cardiac cell fates are specified during heart development remains elusive. This study identifies a level-dependent role ...

Heart cells grown in space showed stronger survival, better function, and boosted healing traits. Spaceflight changed key ...

Mar. 11, 2025 — Researchers have identified genetic changes in blood stem cells from frequent blood donors that support the production of new, non-cancerous cells. Understanding the differences ...

The first examined how stem cells differentiate into heart muscle cells, while the second looked at the maturation of heart muscle cells into tissue-like structures. Insight gained from the team's ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for one in five deaths. The inability of damaged heart muscle tissue to regenerate makes heart disease difficult to ...

Ischemic heart disease is a common consequence of coronary artery disease (CAD), which is primarily driven by atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory ...

The meta-analysis does not prove that early heart problems cause ... Mar. 26, 2025 — A scientific technique that rapidly increases the body's production of anti-inflammatory cells promoted ...

Consisting of clusters of purified heart muscle cells (cardiomyocyte spheroids) derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), designed to restore heart muscle and function, the clinical ...