Stem Cell Patches Show Promise for Treating Heart Failure
Scientists have shown that muscle patches grown from stem cells can be used to strengthen and help repair a failing heart. In a breakthrough clinical trial, ten patches containing 400 million cells were implanted on the heart of a 46-year-old woman who was suffering...
Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Trialled for Use in Heart Failure Treatment
A new clinical trial investigating the use of umbilical cord stem cells to treat chronic heart failure is currently underway. The Phase II trial, which is the first of its kind in the U.S., is being carried out by researchers at the University of Louisville. It’s also...
Stem Cells Shown to Aid Repair After Cardiac Arrest
In a study first published in April’s edition of Advanced Functional Materials, researchers found that stem cells boost natural repair following cardiac arrest. The most common consequence of cardiac arrest is brain injury. Decreased blood flow and oxygen to the brain...
Stem Cells Used to Grow ‘Heart in a Dish’: Hailed as Heart Disease Breakthrough
It was announced this week that researchers at the University of East London had managed to grow a “heart” using stem cells. This breakthrough could be instrumental in paving the way for life-saving research into heart disease treatments, with stem cells playing a...
Stem Cells Boost Quality of Life for Heart Failure Sufferers, Study Finds
A new study conducted by researchers at the Mayo Clinic has found that stem cell treatment for patients with advanced heart failure offers an improved quality of life. As many as85 people have heart attacks each year in the United States [1]. Heart attacks can lead to...
