Muscle patches generated from stem cells helped ease heart problems in monkeys and a human patient, in a potential advance ...

Grafting patches of lab-grown muscle to the surface of the heart could offer a lifeline for people waiting for a transplant.

Innovative muscle patches derived from stem cells demonstrate efficacy in heart repair, improving function in primates and a ...

Before considering specific inhibitors of cardiac hypertrophy, it is worth summarizing what one is trying to reverse. The heart is composed of multiple cell types, including muscle cells ...

Sheets of lab-grown muscle are being tested as a radical new treatment for heart attacks and heart failure. Promising results ...

A new biological patch, designed from heart cells grown in the laboratory, could bring a glimmer of hope in the treatment of ...

A patch made from lab-grown muscle cells boosted heart function in monkeys with cardiovascular disease and is now being ...

Results from rhesus macaques provide solid ground for a first-in-human investigation of heart repair with stem cell-derived ...

Following successful tests on rats and rhesus monkeys, the researchers studied their approach on a 46-year-old woman with ...

Patches of beating, lab-grown muscle sewn into failing hearts can keep patients alive for years while they wait for a ...

Previous attempts to use cell therapies have failed - but early results using a new type of muscle patch look promising ...