When you suffer a heart attack, beating heart muscle cells become deprived of oxygen and die—and become encased in scar tissue. Once these cells die, they can’t be brought back to life. But new research presented this week has found that injecting a protein into the heart immediately following an attack can spur stem cells … Continue reading Protein Drip Spurs Stem Cells to Save Heart Tissue

When you suffer a heart attack, beating heart muscle cells become deprived of oxygen and die—and become encased in scar tissue. Once these cells die, they can’t be brought back to life. But new research presented this week has found that injecting a protein into the heart immediately following an attack can spur stem cells … Continue reading Protein Drip Spurs Stem Cells to Save Heart Tissue