Cardiac Patch for a Broken Heart 147
Roland Piquepaille writes "People who suffered from heart attacks or other heart failures often need transplants because their hearts are essentially non-functioning. But imagine what would happen if it was possible to engineer living heart tissues to fix these broken hearts? This is what bioengineers at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City are starting to make. According to HealthDay News, their patches for broken hearts are made of heart tissue grown in the lab. Right now, animal trials are just starting and it will take at least a decade before human trials begin. But when these living bandages are ready for cardiac care, they'll have the potential to save millions of lives in the world every year."
My patch (Score:4, Funny)
But will this work... (Score:5, Funny)
No? Then forget it. Back to alcohol and chocolate for me.
If it's anything like a MS Windows patch... (Score:5, Funny)
Will they schedule them for tuesdays? (Score:1, Funny)
Unluckily (Score:5, Funny)
Dick Cheney (Score:5, Funny)
I could have sworn... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:My patch (Score:1, Funny)
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You saw this coming Re:My patch (Score:3, Funny)
Patching is for paranoids, I'd rather check out the bleeding edge release.
Re:Dick Cheney (Score:3, Funny)
For female patients (Score:2, Funny)
The male patch will consist of pornography and alcohol.
wow... (Score:3, Funny)
try.. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Dick Cheney (Score:1, Funny)
Great news! Another double Quarter-Pounder, please (Score:2, Funny)
Re:wow... (Score:2, Funny)