Growing New Cells in the Heart

Posted by Anthony Lee Apr 11, 2009

Traditionally, it was believed that the human heart does not regenerate or grow new cells. Now there is a study that may disprove it. If it is indeed possible for the heart to grow new cells, one can dream of the possibilities for therapeutic applications, such as regenerating heart muscle following a heart attack.

Of course, this breakthrough is only in the realm of basic science research. Much more needs to be explored before the research can be carried over to clinical research. You can imagine that all of this will take many years. Nevertheless, this breakthrough is something to cheer about.