Research demonstrates a molecular dance that keeps your heart beating
It might look like a little game at the molecular scale.
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 14, 2020
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News tagged with heart muscle cells
Image analysis technique provides better understanding of heart cell defects
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and other industrialized nations, and many patients face limited treatment options. Fortunately, stem cell biology has enabled researchers to produce large ...
General Physics
May 19, 2020
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Grow your own blood vessel model in a dish
Personalised blood vessel testing kit could unravel causes and treatments for heart attack, stroke and vascular dementia, find scientists.
Biotechnology
Dec 9, 2019
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Special cells contribute to regenerate the heart in zebrafish
It is already known that zebrafish can flexibly regenerate their hearts after injury. An international research group led by Prof. Nadia Mercader of the University of Bern now shows that certain heart muscle cells play a ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 24, 2019
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Scientists create way to power pacemaker with light
University of Chicago scientists have pioneered a technique that could one day create a pacemaker that operates using tiny pulses of light.
Bio & Medicine
Dec 12, 2018
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Combined X-ray and fluorescence microscope reveals unseen molecular details
A research team from the University of Göttingen has commissioned a worldwide unique microscope combination at DESY's X-ray source PETRA III to gain novel insights into biological cells. The team led by Tim Salditt and Sarah ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 17, 2018
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Is CRISPR gene editing doomed, even as gene therapy enters the clinic?
Anyone watching the recent 60 Minutes segment on CRISPR would conclude that the gene editing technology is on the brink of pouring forth a cascade of cures. But a recent study reveals a mess of missing and moved chromosome ...
Biotechnology
Aug 10, 2018
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High vinculin levels help keep aging fruit fly hearts young
Our cells tend to lose their shape as we grow older, contributing to many of the effects we experience as aging. This poses particular problems for the heart, where aging can disrupt the protein network within muscle cells ...
Biotechnology
Jul 17, 2018
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Early stimulation improves performance of bioengineered human heart cells
Researchers are now able to use induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) to form a model of human adult-like cardiac muscle by introducing electric and mechanical stimulation at an early stage. Since this muscle is similar to ...
Biotechnology
Apr 5, 2018
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Genetic switch activates transformation of stem cells into heart muscle cells
The discovery of a genetic switch that triggers stem cells to turn into heart cells is a major step in finding treatment for damaged hearts.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 23, 2018
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