biological pacemakers

First functional pacemaker cells for biological pacemaker therapy holds the promise of a lifelong cure

Scientists from the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University Health Network, have developed the first

Can stem cell technology be harnessed to generate biological pacemakers?

Although today’s pacemakers are lifesaving electronic devices, they are limited by their artificial nature. For

Heart cells (Photo credit: arboreus)
Transplanting Gene into Injured Hearts Creates Biological Pacemakers

Cardiologists at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have developed a minimally invasive gene transplant procedure that changes unspecialized