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Patients' Skin Cells Turned Into Heart Muscle Cells to Repair Their Damaged Hearts


Science & Tech  (tags: Skin Cells, Health, Science, Research )

Maria
- 390 days ago - sciencedaily.com
For the first time scientists have succeeded in taking skin cells from heart failure patients and reprogramming them to transform into healthy, new heart muscle cells that are capable of integrating with existing heart tissue.



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Studying C. (170)
Wednesday May 23, 2012, 2:20 am
Isn't this wonderful news. Thank you for posting.
 

Bob P. (354)
Wednesday May 23, 2012, 5:40 am
thanks
 

Roxi M. (20)
Wednesday May 23, 2012, 8:54 am
interesting. who would had thought
 

Judy B. (93)
Wednesday May 23, 2012, 9:37 am
Great news, thanks for the post Maria.
 

Kerrie G. (103)
Wednesday May 23, 2012, 11:15 am
Noted, thanks.
 

Judy C. (107)
Wednesday May 23, 2012, 1:44 pm
This is exciting, but scary, because of the possibility of adverse events, such as tumors or cancer. It is 5-10 years away from clinical trials, so time will tell whether this will become an available treatment. Thanks Maria.
 

Mary away T. (189)
Wednesday May 23, 2012, 3:55 pm
Thanks Maria this is very interesting.
 

Nelson Baker (0)
Wednesday May 23, 2012, 4:12 pm
Good news. It is amazing what they can do.
 

JL A. (180)
Wednesday May 23, 2012, 7:41 pm
kind of like what is done with blood vessels for bypass surgery--cool
 

Gvapo T. (16)
Thursday May 24, 2012, 3:04 am
Great news!
Thank you for sharing! :)
 

Quanta Kiran (62)
Thursday May 24, 2012, 3:13 am
Thanks.
 

Hartson Doak (30)
Thursday May 24, 2012, 10:37 am
Amazing stuff. I wonder where we would be now if the Bush ban on stem cell research was never pushed down our throats.
 

Yvette T. (259)
Thursday May 24, 2012, 1:56 pm
We must send emails to FDA and all of our senators and reps, + White House to insist that stem cell via our very own body donations are never classified as being "DRUGS", and that we all have access NOW to these AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TREATMENTS for the heart repair, for reconstruction of breasts and breast mass due to breast cancer surgeries, etc. These treatments are successful, but, patients (unless accepted into a clinical trial, which is rough!) must TRAVEL OUTSIDE of the US to clinics that perform autologous stem cell treatments in order to save their lives. Why is this taking so long here? The FDA is attempting to find a way for BIG PHARMA to PROFIT from our own stem cells, while many are dying, living with prosthetics and so many illnesses that these stem cells can restore us to whole and healthy. Hearts are strengthened so that they can effectively pump again, and people can hike without panting, bicycle, climb stairs, sleep flat. LET US INSIST ON APPROVAL IMMEDIATELY. Enough on the the trials. This is PROVEN to SAVE LIVES and return WHOLE HEALTH.
 

Shirley S. (121)
Thursday May 24, 2012, 7:53 pm
Amazing! But also think of the ANIMAL sacrifice to achieve these miracles.
 
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