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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: thedoc on 22/04/2012 23:08:25

Title: Can cardiac scar tissue be converted back to cardiac muscle?
Post by: thedoc on 22/04/2012 23:08:25

Scar tissue in injured hearts can be converted back into healthy cardiac muscle using gene therapy, US scientists have shown.

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Title: Re: Can cardiac scar tissue be converted back to cardiac muscle?
Post by: CliffordK on 23/04/2012 08:22:56

Very interesting, and it could bring more hope to individuals with serious myocardial infarctions in the future.

Have you read about the Burmese Python?  There are indications that snake oil...  well, may in fact be more than just snake oil.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/334/6055/528
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/10/the-incredibly-expanding-snake-h.html
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/335620/title/Python%E2%80%99s_heart-restoring_elixir_works_in_mice