The quest for a heart attack cure - EurekAlert

CELL-MET, a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center in Cellular Metamaterials led by Boston University, is focused on developing treatments for cardiac disease. CELL-MET researchers are taking a bold new approach: growing viable heart tissue i…

Heart disease is one of the world’s most deadly and insidious killers. In the United States alone, it causes one in every four deaths nationwide—that’s a staggering 659,000 people each year, or rough… [+9916 chars]

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