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Fetal Stem Cells From Placenta May Help Maternal Heart Recover From Injury
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered the therapeutic benefit of fetal stem cells in helping the maternal heart recover after heart attack or other injury. The research, which marks a significant advancement in cardiac regenerative...
Defence And Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu Shocked At the Passing of General Julio Casas Regueiro
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has conveyed shock at the passing of General Julio Casas Regueiro, the Cuban Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).
Newts And Salamanders Can Regrow Their Damaged Hearts, So Why Can’t We?
Stem cell researchers at UCLA have uncovered for the first time why adult human cardiac myocytes — specialized muscle cells in the heart — have lost their ability to proliferate, perhaps explaining why the human heart has little regenerative capacity.
UCLA Study Shows Man-made Fat May Limit Damage to Heart Attack Victims
A man-made fat called Intralipid, which is currently used as a component of intravenous nutrition and to treat rare overdoses of local anesthetics, may also offer protection for patients suffering from heart attacks.
A Patient’s Own Skin Cells May One Day Treat Multiple Diseases
The possibility of developing stem cells from a patient’s own skin and using them to treat conditions as diverse as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer has generated tremendous excitement in the stem cell research community...
Heart Attack Survivors From Poorer Neighborhoods Get Less Exercise
Engaging in physical activity after a heart attack is known to increase the odds of survival. In a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers from the Israel Study Group on First Acute Myocardial...
Ambulance Diversion Strongly Linked with Increased Mortality of Heart Attack Patients
Lengthy periods of ambulance diversion are associated with higher mortality rates among patients with time-sensitive conditions, such as acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack. When a patient’s nearest emergency department...
Heart Attacks are More Serious If They Occur in the Morning
People who have a heart attack are likely to be more seriously affected if the attack happens in the morning, reveals research published ahead of print in Heart journal. Heart attacks that occur between 6am and noon are more likely to leave a 20% larger...
