Stem cells in parts of the heart that have survived a heart attack can be prodded to regenerate tissue that was killed by the attack, recent experiments suggest. Doctors ultimately might use a battery of stem cell–stimulating molecules “to limit the devastating effects of heart failure,” says Piero Anversa of New York Medical College in Valhalla.
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