A revolutionary clinical trial has shown stem cell-derived muscle patches can be used to treat heart failure. The procedure ...

Damaged hearts could be mended using small "patches" of heart muscle grown in the lab, say scientists writing in Nature. The technology could give new hope to millions of people with advanced heart ...

In "remarkable" work, a patch of engineered heart muscle cells was used to strengthen a patient's heart before transplant.

Grafting patches of lab-grown muscle to the surface of the heart could offer a lifeline for people waiting for a transplant.