The team created a thin patch of lab-grown heart tissue using reprogrammed adult stem cells. The patch can be folded and ...

New trial shows stem cells prevent heart failure after heart attack, offering hope for cardiac recovery. Keep reading.

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a pioneering method to mend damaged hearts without open-heart surgery, an advance that ...

Patients with weak heart function who receive stem cell therapy shortly after a heart attack are at lower risk of developing heart failure and related hospital stays compared with standard care, finds ...

Children born with diseased heart valves must undergo surgery to repair or replace the damaged tissues. Although tissue engineering holds much promise in the long-term treatment of these pediatric ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Scientists for the first time have grown human heart valves using stem cells from the fluid that cushions babies in the womb -- offering a revolutionary approach that may be used to ...

Renowned visionary English physician William Harvey wrote in 1651 about how our blood contains all the secrets of life. “And so I conclude that blood lives and is nourished of itself and in no way ...

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have shown that a genetic mutation that causes congenital heart disease also ...

One of several findings was the discovery of a group of cells, likely unique to humans, that may help the heart respond to low oxygen levels.

An update on research efforts that are exploring the use of stem cells to fix damaged hearts. We're going to switch gears here. For the rest of the hour, we'll take a look at the growing field of ...

For the first time, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have succeeded in using nanorobots to stimulate ...

People who receive stem cell therapy within a week of their first heart attack have nearly a 60 per cent lower risk of ...