Gel That Repairs Heart Attack Damage Could Improve Health of Millions (theguardian.com) 22
British researchers have developed a biodegradable gel to repair damage caused by a heart attack in a breakthrough that could improve the health of millions of survivors worldwide. The Guardian reports: Now after years of efforts searching for solutions to help the heart repair itself, researchers at the University of Manchester have created a gel that can be injected directly into the beating heart -- effectively working as a scaffold to help injected cells grow new tissue. Until now, when cells have been injected into the heart to reduce the risk of heart failure, only 1% have stayed in place and survived. But the gel can hold them in place as they graft on to the heart.
To prove the technology could work, researchers showed the gel can support growth of normal heart muscle tissue. When they added human cells reprogrammed to become heart muscle cells into the gel, they were able to grow in a dish for three weeks and the cells started to spontaneously beat. Echocardiograms (ultrasounds of the heart) and electrocardiograms (ECGs, which measure the electrical activity of the heart) on mice confirmed the safety of the gel. To gain more knowledge, researchers will test the gel after mice have a heart attack to show they develop new muscle tissue. The study is being presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.
To prove the technology could work, researchers showed the gel can support growth of normal heart muscle tissue. When they added human cells reprogrammed to become heart muscle cells into the gel, they were able to grow in a dish for three weeks and the cells started to spontaneously beat. Echocardiograms (ultrasounds of the heart) and electrocardiograms (ECGs, which measure the electrical activity of the heart) on mice confirmed the safety of the gel. To gain more knowledge, researchers will test the gel after mice have a heart attack to show they develop new muscle tissue. The study is being presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.
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false flag, a tin foiler never got the vaccine because of the computer chips to "foil" the hat coverage.
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Calm down. I don't think you're gullible. I'm not going to assume incompetence here. I'm going to assume malice. You're just trolling for your own stupid, pointless reasons. Few people are actually stupid enough to read that article and actually think that SADS deaths are anything other than what the article suggests: an undiagnosed heart condition. It suggests a certain number of SADS deaths per year and specifically does not say that deaths have gone up in recent years. So, I'm giving you the benefit of t
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I wonder how many of those people in your article were prescribed amphetamine.
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I also love how people post articles trying to tie one thing to another and the article in question has nothing to do with it:
The US-based SADS Foundation says they are “genetic heart conditions that can cause sudden death in young, apparently healthy, people”.
The most common SADS conditions include genetic arrhythmia syndromes such as long QT syndrome, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) and Brugada syndrome, according to the RACGP.
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It is a common misinformation tactic used a lot on this site. Make claim, drop a link, hope that no one actually clicks through and just assumes it is factual
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It's not new, and it's thought to be a genetic defect, not caused by an external factor.
With Uma Thurman and John Travolta in the ads? (Score:2)
Sure.
Broken is no longer an issue (Score:1)
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Obligatory Kingsman reference (Score:2)
How do they give the mouse a heart attack? (Score:2)
Show it cat pictures?
Internet for mice, finally!
Take care of your health (Score:1)