stemceller's Journal: Patch Helps Heart Grow New Cells

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reports on the development of a special patch to regenerate damaged heart tissue after a heart attack: "A special patch placed on a damaged area of the heart regenerates cardiac cells after heart attack and improves heart function, a new study finds. Success with the patch in rats may lead the way to new methods of repairing damaged human hearts and possibly spare some patients the need for a heart transplant, according to researchers reporting in the July 15 online edition of Nature Medicine."