A baby born with a heart defect was the first person on record to receive an injection of stem cells to patch his heart after surgery. The boy, named Finley, is now 2 years old, and his doctors are ...

For a heart just damaged by a blocked artery, timing matters. So does access. That is what makes a new experimental treatment stand out: instead of being delivered directly to the heart, it is ...

This simple injection may one day help people recover more safely and fully after a heart attack. The approach uses an injection into skeletal muscle, which prompts the body to release a natural ...

Japanese startup Heartseed has said it conducted a clinical trial to inject via catheter small masses of heart muscle cells ...

Heart attacks remain a significant health concern in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 805,000 Americans experience a heart attack ...

A group of researchers based in Australia have developed a protein injection for the heart, to repair damages caused by cardiovascular attacks that were once taught to be irreparable. This study is a ...

Scientists have developed an injection that turns muscle into a temporary drug factory, offering a potential new way to help the heart repair itself after a heart attack. The RNA-based therapy aims to ...

Injured heart tissue normally can't regrow, but researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have now laid the groundwork for regenerating heart tissue after a heart attack, in patients with heart ...