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Arnold Schwarzenegger just got a pacemaker. Here's what to know about the heart device that makes him 'a little bit more of a machine.'
A pacemaker is a small, battery-powered device that controls the heartbeat. Our heartbeats are controlled by a highly efficient, biological electrical system that ensures our heart steadily pumps ...
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OVEREXPRESSION OF CONNEXIN 45 IMPROVES THE FUNCTION OF BIOLOGICAL PACEMAKERS DERIVED FROM RAT MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS TRANSFECTED WITH HCN4
Conclusions These findings demonstrate that overexpression of connexin 45 and subsequent formation of heteromeric connexin 45/connexin 43 gap junction channels in HCN4 expressing MSCs can improve ...
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e0097 Canine marrow mesenchymal stem cells with lentiviral mHCN4 gene transfer create cardiac pacemakers
The purpose Research on biological pacemakers for the heart has so far mainly focused on short-term gene and cell therapies. To develop a clinically relevant biological pacemaker, long-term function ...
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Circadian Rhythm Disrupts Gut Barrier in Cancer
Research from the University of California, Irvine has revealed how disruption of the circadian clock, the body's internal, ...
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Pediatric Heart Research, from the Lab to the Unit | Hee Cheol Cho, Ph.D.
In his work, the biology of the pacemaker cells in the heart are studied and bioengineering principles are engaged to create innovative therapies to restore the heart rhythm. The translational goal ...