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Myocardial infarction in the mouse. Marked in red - the cells of the immune system in the damaged area

Blue is good for the heart

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Nanoscale electronic scaffolds into which cardiac cells can be integrated to create cardiac patches in June. The photo shows the nanoelectronic scaffold (in gold) along with recording devices (in purple) and the stimulator (in green) and heart tissue (in red) [Courtesy of Lieber Group/Harvard University]

Development of a June patch for the heart

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Heart in June. Illustration: shutterstock

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have engineered bionic heart tissue

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The process of widening a blocked artery with a stent. Photo: shutterstock

The Ministry of Health approved the use of a biodegradable stent

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Heart patch. Illustration: Tel Aviv University

A heart patch containing materials from the patient's body may replace heart transplants

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Credit: Source: A simplified approach to in vivo examination of the behavior of candidate biodegradable materials as supports, Pearson and colleagues, JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH B: APPLIED BIOMATERIALS, Volume 100B, Issue 1, January 2012. Courtesy of the author. Clean wires of iron (A) and magnesium (F) undergo weathering after being implanted in the wall of an artery. The iron rusts and condenses after a few months (BC), while the magnesium decays (GH).

Strengthen and disappear - on biodegradable stents / Eitan Crane

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From the right: Dr. Karina Yaniv, Guy Melkinson, Inbal Avraham-Davidi, Moshe Greenspan, Liron Gibbs Bar, Oded Meisels and Yona Eli. Dialogue. Photo: Weizman Institute

Dialogue in the dark

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Cross section of a human lung infected with cancer. The white block above is his tape and the black areas indicate that the original owner of the lung smoked. From Wikimedia

Malicious inflammation / Gary Stix

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A stem cell takes the place of damaged heart muscle cells. Illustration: University College London

Mature stem cells restore a broken heart using the self-repair mechanism

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Dr. Karina Yaniv. Molecular signals

between the fat and the blood

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Food rich in carbohydrates. From Wikipedia

Filed a lawsuit against carbs

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The Broken Hearts Facility Club

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