POSTS TAGGED AS heart

Mechanical Hearts Cause Some Tissue Regeneration

UTSW finds mechanical heart can regenerate some heart tissue
“Mechanical hearts spur some regeneration in dormant parts of failing hearts, according [MORE]

mRNA Shot Stimulates CAR-T Cells to Repair Heart Damage

mRNA shot spawns CAR-T cells in the body to repair heart disease damage
“mRNA technology is making waves with the success [MORE]

Gene Editing of Endothelial Cells

Gene Editing of Endothelial Cells
“To target endothelium for robust genome editing, we developed poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether-block-poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PEG-b-PLGA) copolymer-based nanoparticle [MORE]

Sensor for Cardiac Disturbance

Pop-up electronic sensors detect malfunctioning cells
“UC San Diego engineers developed a powerful new tool that directly measures the movement and [MORE]

New Type of Artificial Heart

Carmat total artificial heart
A French company, Carmat (Velizy-Villacoublay, France) has had its total artificial heart implanted in both a male [MORE]

Reviving a Supercooled Heart after 1 to 3 Days

Supercooling technique advances preservation of human tissue
“Researchers at UC Berkeley successfully revived human heart tissue after it had been preserved [MORE]

Heart Imaging without Contrast Agents

Virtual late gadolinium enhancement heart imaging
From University of Virginia researchers:  “Virtual native enhancement (VNE) is a new deep learning–driven cardiovascular [MORE]

Embryonic Protein Hormone Expression in Forming Heart Tissue

Human IPS-derived pre-epicardial cells direct cardiomyocytes
Tweaking stem cells to expand is relatively “simple” compared to causing structural development in the [MORE]

Heart Organoids Screen for SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Inhibiting Drugs

Human embryonic stem cells derived cardiomyocytes screen SAR-CoV-2
“We [University of Cambridge] outline a screening platform using human embryonic stem cell-derived [MORE]

Nanoparticles that Control Neurons

Nanoparticles create heat from light to manipulate electrical activity in neurons
Engineers at “Washington University in St. Louis [are] using nanoparticles [MORE]

Cultured Tissue: Mimicking a Beating Heart

Heart Model Simulates Mechanical Load on Cardiac Tissues
“Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, along with collaborators in the Netherlands, have developed [MORE]

A Dissolvable Pacemaker

Transient pacemaker dissolves in the body after use
“In a breakthrough that could greatly ease the burden for patients recovering from [MORE]

Spray-On Hydrogel to Protect Organs after Surgery

Spray-On Hydrogel to Prevent Post-Surgery Adhesions
“Researchers at University of California San Diego have developed a spray-on hydrogel that forms a [MORE]

Stretchable Biosensors for Surgery and Imaging

Poroelastic biosensor for epicardial recording and imaging
“[We; material scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Purdue University] report sponge-like poroelastic [MORE]