http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/04/26/making-new-heart-cells/ Dive into the awe-inspiring, beautiful and quirky world of science news with award-winning writer Ed Yong. No previous experience required. Sat, 26 May 2012 10:52:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/04/26/making-new-heart-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-3765 Steve Brunette Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:37:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/04/26/making-new-heart-cells/#comment-3765 Great article! I believe the future of myocardial infarction repair will lie in our ability to activate stem cells and home them to the heart for regeneration. Converting similar cells to the desired tissue may present a problem in their downstream function in vivo. Regenerative medicine may have a more beneficial outcome. Great article! I believe the future of myocardial infarction repair will lie in our ability to activate stem cells and home them to the heart for regeneration. Converting similar cells to the desired tissue may present a problem in their downstream function in vivo. Regenerative medicine may have a more beneficial outcome.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/04/26/making-new-heart-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-3764 Heart damage Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:51:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/04/26/making-new-heart-cells/#comment-3764 A new discovery has been found to repair tissue damage caused by cardiac arrests. The scientists have experimented NRG1 on rats and it enhanced the general functioning of the heart. Though it is still unclear as to whether NRG1 is directly responsible for the cell renewal process, but the study has revealed that it can augment the regeneration process. A new discovery has been found to repair tissue damage caused by cardiac arrests. The scientists have experimented NRG1 on rats and it enhanced the general functioning of the heart. Though it is still unclear as to whether NRG1 is directly responsible for the cell renewal process, but the study has revealed that it can augment the regeneration process.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/04/26/making-new-heart-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-3763 Ed Yong Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:02:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/04/26/making-new-heart-cells/#comment-3763 Lilian - the heart's limited regeneration is most certainly not typical of mammalian organs. The cells of your skin, intestinal lining and blood, as three examples, renew themselves regularly. And the liver has astounding regenerative potential - it can regrow from a quarter of its original size. Lilian – the heart’s limited regeneration is most certainly not typical of mammalian organs. The cells of your skin, intestinal lining and blood, as three examples, renew themselves regularly. And the liver has astounding regenerative potential – it can regrow from a quarter of its original size.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/04/26/making-new-heart-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-3762 Comrade PhysioProf Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:16:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/04/26/making-new-heart-cells/#comment-3762 Nice post, dude! Nice post, dude!

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/04/26/making-new-heart-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-3761 Lilian Nattel Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:46:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/04/26/making-new-heart-cells/#comment-3761 An interesting direction and ingenious method of tracking the new cells. I wonder why the heart is particularly slow at regenerating or is that typical of most mammalian organs? An interesting direction and ingenious method of tracking the new cells. I wonder why the heart is particularly slow at regenerating or is that typical of most mammalian organs?

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