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Can we regenerate heart muscle with stem cells? | Chuck Murry

Can we regenerate heart muscle with stem cells? | Chuck Murry

FromTED Talks Science and Medicine


Can we regenerate heart muscle with stem cells? | Chuck Murry

FromTED Talks Science and Medicine

ratings:
Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Mar 29, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The heart is one of the least regenerative organs in the human body -- a big factor in making heart failure the number one killer worldwide. What if we could help heart muscle regenerate after injury? Physician and scientist Chuck Murry shares his groundbreaking research into using stem cells to grow new heart cells -- an exciting step towards realizing the awesome promise of stem cells as medicine.
Released:
Mar 29, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Some of the world's greatest scientists, doctors and medical researchers share their discoveries and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.