Are COVID-19-linked arrhythmias caused by viral damage to the heart’s pacemaker cells?
The SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect specialized pacemaker cells that maintain the heart’s rhythmic beat, setting off a self-destruction process within ...
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UTSW study finds mechanical hearts can regenerate some heart tissue
Mechanical hearts spur some regeneration in dormant parts of failing hearts, according to a UT Southwestern pilot study that shows ...
Strobe light for 5G: NIST imaging system spotlights the tiny mechanical hearts at the core of every cellphone
Inside every cellphone lies a tiny mechanical heart, beating several billion times a second. These micromechanical resonators play an essential ...
Synthetic tissue can repair hearts, muscles, and vocal cords
Combining knowledge of chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering, scientists from McGill University develop a biomaterial tough enough to repair the ...