Can we regenerate heart muscle with stem cells? | Chuck Murry

The heart is one of the least regenerative organs in the human body -- a big factor in making heart failure the number one killer worldwide. What if we could help heart muscle regenerate after injury? Physician and scientist Chuck Murry shares his groundbreaking research into using stem cells to grow new heart cells -- an exciting step towards realizing the awesome promise of stem cells as medicine.

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[Lunareon]

Interesting research, good job! Stem cells have so much potential and they should definitely be researched more. They are especially interesting because in many cases they could be collected from the same person who is going to be the recipient of the graft, minimizing the possibility of rejection. The lack of a compatible donor would not be such a big issue anymore.

[monkadelic]

Being a Medic and also a Cardiac technician I am really interested in this

[robertpsotka]

Mankind has and will continue to make break-through discoveries, great TED TALK

[yuranival]

Amazing! A noble cause and a long interesting journey to success. Wish you luck!

[donnawest]

Outstanding TED Talk! Wonderful, meaningful research!

[la.fleurrrrr]

this is outstanding, amazing job. this is such a great research, cant wait for more ❤️

[honestinsky]

Excellent video, thanks for posting, much appreciated : )

[Nico]

Is there any follow-up info on the studies said to have been planned for 2020? Is there any way to get contact info, as a cardiac patient with great interest in this type of treatment?

Thanks,
-Dominic

[doodelay]

really awesome speaker and scientist this guy!

[Dressmatenglish]

Hi csn I know where to find stem celks for eyes?

[souvikbarman]

If clinical trials of this cardiac muscle stem cell undergoes successfully then no doubt, medical science will progress a step forward...great thinking great initiative❤️❤️❤️

[Noah-nttb]

This has serious promise for the future. Another part of the heart disease issue is detection, allowing us to predict attacks. Excellent work.

[miraadi]

I also heard of brain organoids which are in progress are those things that highly differentiatively and accurate can can this cause high risk of mutation in future ? #teded

[KnightsWithoutATable]

I wonder what the long term, like decades, function tests are going to show.

[Roman]

WOW the implications of this tech can be huge, I'm not an MD but if i understand correctly if it can be used for hurt muscle the basic principle should work for many other damaged organs like lungs, liever, kidneys...

[vijilakshmi]

Great achievement !!, Thanks to these wonderful Doctors who are achieving the best possible remedies with their dedication and hardwork.

[bangpinkfandom]

Where has the research reached . Any positive results or outcome which can benefit cardiac or heart failure patients 😊

[kyedo]

Can the scar tissue be broken down while the functional cells replace?

[ilyab.]

End of 2021 where are we now? Why sooo slow?

[HangTheBankers]

This is awesome, is it in human trials yet?
Has he tried placenta stem cells?
Seems like it will work.