Stem cells used to repair heart defects in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Updated 3 hours agoAlmost one out of 100 babies are born with a heart defect each year in the United States. Many of these babies will need surgery within weeks of birth, followed by more surgeries throughout their lives. Now, doctors are turning to stem cells to give big hope for little hearts.
“Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a complex congenital heart disease. It is where the left ventricle does not develop,” Sunjay Kaushal, MD, Ph.D., Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, explained.Those newborns depend solely on their right ventricles to pump blood throughout their bodies.Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Nocturnal habits of circulating tumor cells⭐New Research Highlight: The release of breast cancer cells into the circulation occurs mostly during rest — a surprising discovery (published in Nature) that may help researchers to better study and target tumor metastasis.
Read more »
Using immune cells to strike first blow against cancerEarly immunotherapy treatment can rev up anti-tumour cells.
Read more »
A New Method To Unleash Cancer-Killing T-CellsResearchers discover a new mechanism for activating cancer-killing T cells Researchers have made significant progress in the discovery and administration of cancer immunotherapies, which employ the body's own immune system to treat disease, during the last decade. The medicines, however, do not wor
Read more »
These newly-engineered parasitic worms can kill cancer cellsResearchers from Osaka University have discovered that a particular kind of microscopic worm known as nematodes can kill cancer cells.
Read more »
Watch: Kim Go Eun And GOT7’s Jinyoung Can’t Stop Crying After Filming Emotional Scene For “Yumi’s Cells 2”“Yumi’s Cells 2” has shared a new glimpse behind the scenes of filming! Spoilers for Episodes 9 and 10 The new behind-the-scenes video begins with Block B’s P.O filming his first scenes as new character Control Z. After cracking up everyone on set with a successful take of a humorous scene that takes place inside
Read more »
3D ‘Bioprinting’ Could Help With Child Heart Defects and MoreNearly 1 out of every 100 children in the US are born with heart defects. A professor of bioengineering at Stanford University and his team are working on a solution -- using 3D “bioprinters” to craft the tissues doctors need to help a patient.
Read more »