Cardiovascular disease continues to lead as the primary cause of death across the globe, taking millions of lives every year. Damage caused by these diseases is particularly difficult to repair, since ...

In a series of experiments using mouse embryonic stem cells, the bioengineers used a novel mold of their own design to fashion a three-dimensional "patch" made up of heart muscle cells, known as ...

Cardiomyocytes apoptosis following reperfusion injury causes irreversible damage to cardiac function. Understanding the mechanisms underlying cardiomyocytes death under these conditions can be helpful ...

Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) say that it is now possible for the first time to monitor the functional development and maturation of ...

Of all the bodily functions performed flawlessly without conscious intervention, the steady beat of our hearts is among the most critical. The developing heart is the earliest organ to function in the ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- By mimicking the way embryonic stem cells develop into heart muscle in a lab, Duke University bioengineers believe they have taken an important first step toward growing a living ...