In guinea pigs, the insertion of a single gene can transform ordinary heart cells into pacemaker cells that regulate cardiac rhythm. A human heart is made up of around 10 billion cells, but only the ...

“This is an exciting preclinical advance that makes the prospect of a biological pacemaker closer to reality,” said Jonathan Epstein, a professor of cardiovascular research at the University of ...

With a new $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute investigators are moving closer to their goal of developing a biological pacemaker that can treat ...

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 ...