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'Biological pacemaker' tested in the lab
Posted in Medicine on 18th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller
Grow-your-own pacemakers are a step closer to reality, after pioneering experiments in pigs.
A self-powered artificial cardiac pacemaker
Posted in Hardware on 28th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller
A research team from Korea has developed a self-powered artificial cardiac pacemaker operated semi-permanently by a flexible piezoelectric nanogenerator.
Mini lab grown human hearts could hold cure for heart disease
Posted in Medicine on 26th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller
Tiny hearts that are only one millimeter in diameter could hold the key to curing heart disease.
How stress damages the heart
Posted in Medicine on 24th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller
For the first time scientists have found a direct biological link between stress and inflammation of blood vessels which can lead to heart attacks.
A shot against heart attacks?
Posted in Medicine on 13th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller
Harvard researchers say simple 'genome editing' may dramatically lower risk of such crises in future.