Although today’s pacemakers are lifesaving electronic devices, they are limited by their artificial nature. For example, their parts can fail or they can become infected. In addition,... Read more
Cornell University researchers have developed a new lightweight and stretchable material with the consistency of memory foam that has potential for use in prosthetic body parts, artificial o... Read more
A new batteryless cardiac pacemaker based on an automatic wristwatch and powered by heart motion was presented at ESC Congress 2014 today by Adrian Zurbuchen from Switzerland. The prototype... Read more
Researchers at King’s College London have for the first time highlighted the natural regenerative capacity of a group of stem cells that reside in the heart. This new study shows that... Read more
Engineers combine layers of flexible materials into pressure sensors to create a wearable heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill. The skin-like device could one day provide doctors with a... Read more
Currently, hearts can only last for four hours before complications begin to develop. The problem: Hearts for transplant must be transported from donor to recipient within about four hours b... Read more
At the Dalai Lama Centers Speakers Series event “Educating the Heart and Mind”, Sir Ken Robinson shares the importance of imagination and empathy in education. via TED.com Read more
At the heart of modern cosmology is a mystery Why does our universe appear so exquisitely tuned to create the conditions necessary for life? In this tour de force tour of some of sciences bi... Read more
Will the same combination of genes work in human hearts? The latest research developments to reprogram scar tissue resulting from myocardial infarction (MI) into viable heart muscle cells, w... Read more
The nanofibers and gels might someday allow doctors to simply “fix” damage that is currently impossible to treat Medicine’s recipe for keeping older people active and funct... Read more
There’s no denying that pacemakers are life-saving devices, but they do have their limitations. These include the facts that their metal leads can break, they need to be surgically acc... Read more
A 4-year-old girl has beaten the odds and no longer needs a heart transplant thanks to something called the Berlin Heart. It is a device that sits outside the patient’s chest with smal... Read more
Heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S, and congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect around the world. About five million people in the U.S. have heart failure, an... Read more