hearts
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Common Mutation in Older Men May Raise Risk of Heart Failure
A common mutation in older men may make them more likely to suffer life-threatening heart problems. New research in both mice and men suggests that the loss of the Y chromosome in cells can trigger tissue scarring that can lead to organ failure. The findings may one day allow for better screening of heart and…
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This Heart In A Jar Could Make Heart Transplants Safer
What looks like a prop from a steampunk movie is actually a partially decellularised heart in a bioreactor. This heart has the potential to save the lives of heart attack patients and, one day, people who need heart transplants too.
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How To Grow A Human Heart
Nature has a nice dive into the scientific quest to grow complex organs like a human heart. No, it hasn’t been done yet — but it’s surprisingly within reach.
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This Complex 3D Heart Simulator Can Run On Just A Laptop
Supercomputers let us simulate everything from the weather, to a chess match against a master, to how the human body operates. But researchers at Japan’s National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center have created a detailed 3D simulation of a beating human heart that can run on a laptop, allowing even small hospitals to perform research and…