Regenerative medicine update: grow back a heart

Researchers get cardiac muscle cells to grow, repair heart attack damage
John Timmer, arstechnica.com

djneightHeart attacks cause both long- and short-term problems. In the short-term, the death of cardiac muscle cells can cause a critical drop in the heart’s ability to function. Over the long haul, problems arise because the damage is largely…

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The Raynaud’s Association

English: Figure A shows the normal digital art...
English: Figure A shows the normal digital arteries with normal blood flow to the fingers. The inset images show cross-sections of a normal artery. Figure B shows white discoloration of the fingertips caused by blocked blood flow. Figure C shows narrowed digital arteries, causing blocked blood flow and purple discoloration of the fingertips. The inset images show cross-sections of a narrowed artery blocking the flow of blood. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Raynaud’s Association.

Raynauds – Raynaud’s & Scleroderma Association

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English: (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Raynauds – Raynaud’s & Scleroderma Association.