The Heart Can Repair Itself – Stem Cells Help Speed up the Healing

This is amazing therapy that can have the potential of taking the heart to levels of being near asymptomatic.  Last week I posted about Oprah and Dr. Oz visiting a lab in Wake Forest where they are growing organs.  If you have not see the video, it is well worth a look. 

The Oprah Show – Dr. Oz Explores and Explains Regenerative Medicine

The video from the TED convention this year is also very good and there’s a portion of the video showing stem cells being injected into a live beating heart.  This is no longer sci-fi, but here today.  BD

Regenerative Medicine – Material and Cell Based Regeneration of the Human Body

Heart disease kills more Americans than anything else. One-third of all deaths in the United States are caused by heart disease - nearly 2,400 a day.
Proper diet and exercise can prevent heart disease, but doctors have always wondered if the heart can heal itself. Now, new research offers an answer and a clue for treating heart disease, reports CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook.

 

In this video, the physician describes how stem cell therapy is used with heart disease.  He covers quite a few areas and questions.