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Stories about: heart stem cells

Children's Stem Cells Repair Their Hearts Cardiac therapists have been dreaming of the day when a damaged heart will be repaired with the patient's own cells, and according to a new study, that day might not be so far away. The results of this research, led by Sunjay Kaushal, MD, PhD, surgeon in the Division of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery at Childr... 28 January 2011 03:26 GMT Stem Cells for the Heart Found In a find that could potentially revolutionize the field of medicine, experts at the Massachusetts General Hospital have found a type of human heart stem cells that are able to basically differentiate into all major types of cells that exist in our hearts. The discovery is of critical importance, and finding the stem... 4 July 2009 03:49 GMT