Sentences with phrase «regenerate healthy heart»

Simply put, we were able to regenerate healthy heart muscle cells in an adult animal using its own cells, something that had never been done before.

Dr. Voot Yin talks about how research on the common aquarium fish, the zebrafish, may lead to a drug to regenerate healthy heart tissue after a heart attack.

«The exosomes appear to contain the signaling information needed to regenerate healthy heart tissue, they are naturally able to permeate cells, and they have a coating that protects their payloads from degradation as they shuttle from cell to cell,» said Marbán, senior author of an article in the May 6, 2014 Stem Cell Reports.

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Investigators at the Cedars - Sinai Heart Institute — whose previous research showed that cardiac stem cell therapy reduces scarring and regenerates healthy tissue after a heart attack in humans — have identified components of those stem cells responsible for the beneficial effHeart Institute — whose previous research showed that cardiac stem cell therapy reduces scarring and regenerates healthy tissue after a heart attack in humans — have identified components of those stem cells responsible for the beneficial effheart attack in humans — have identified components of those stem cells responsible for the beneficial effects.

He has most recently used the knowledge of how a heart is built in an embryo to create beating heart muscle cells from connective tissue in adult animals, effectively regenerating healthy muscle cells from scar tissue after a heart attack.

Or these signals can help reprogram connective tissue into beating muscle cells inside the heart, effectively regenerating healthy cells from scar tissue following a heart attack.

By studying them, we are beginning to gain insight into human disease — to understand why organs such as the heart can not repair themselves or why, as we age, the incidence of debilitating diseases such as cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's increases so rapidly, and we are developing new therapies that will enhance our abilities to regenerate damaged tissues and prolong healthy lifespan.