POSTS TAGGED AS heart

Alginate Shield for Stem Cell Therapy

 
Biomaterial protects stem cells
Rice University “researchers have been developing a variety of biomaterial carriers to encapsulate cells, and protect them [MORE]

Holograms during Heart Surgery

Hologram display during cardiac surgery
For the first time, a team at Washington University in St. Louis has used a holographic [MORE]

Myc Transcription in Regenerating Damaged Heart

The Myc Transcription Factor
One of the curiosities of cancer research is why heart tissue is so much less likely to [MORE]

Quantum Imaging Diagnostics

Heart conduction system
From scientists at University College London: “Surgery to treat atrial fibrillation effectively cuts the wires to prevent a [MORE]

3D Printing a Human Heart Pump

3D Printed heart
“Scientists at the University of Minnesota have 3D printed a beating heart muscle ‘pump’ consisting of pluripotent stem [MORE]

When the Heart Naturally Regenerates

Human heart
When mouse hearts are damages in early life, they can regenerative; so why not the same for adults?  This [MORE]

A Brief History of the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

Abdominal implanted ICD system
Some 800,000 Americans have implanted cardioverter defibrillators that keep their hearts from racing too fast, and about [MORE]

Stem Cells in Cardiac Pacemaking

ECG – stem cells to pacemaker cells
About 600,000 people have implanted cardiac pacemakers to treat arrhythmias and low heartbeat.  Cardio-innovators [MORE]

First Implant of Lab Grown Heart Cells into a Human Patient

iPS-derived cardiomyocytes
“In what is a world-first and potentially the dawn of a new medical technology to treat damaged hearts, scientists [MORE]

Smallest Multi-Sign Wearable Monitor

Multi-Vital ECG Sensor
An adhesive bandage about the width of a quarter and two dimes is a mind’s eye picture of [MORE]

An AI-Enabled Stethoscope

DUO digital stethoscope
Stethoscope maker, Eko Devices (Berkeley, CA) is testing its DUO digital instrument that detects asymptomatic low ejection heartbeat.  [MORE]

AstraZeneca’s “Heart in a Jar” Project

Human heart-in-a-jar
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is a condition where the heart still pumps but is too weak to [MORE]

Protective Membrane for Implanted Cardiac Devices

Cardiac pacemaker
Implanted cardiac devices eventually accumulate a buildup of scar tissue which is a problem when the devices have to [MORE]

“Cyborg Organoids”

 
Cyborg organoid
Harvard bioengineers have created cyborg mini organoids from culturing stem cells on a flexible, stretchable electronic mesh imbedded with [MORE]