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.
Key points in this episode
What’s the #1 disease killer in the entire world?
What makes heart disease so deadly ?
How will pluripotent stem cells cure heart disease?
How did the first attempt to turn pluripotent stem cells into heart muscle?
Can we actually restore function to the injured heart?
What’s the #1 disease killer in the entire world?
Heart disease is the #1 killer in the world. In the U.S, it’s the #1 reason people go to the hospital and the #1 reason of healthcare expense. We spend over $100 billion in this country every year on the treatment of heart disease-- that’s more than twice the annual budget in the state of Washington!
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