Heart /newsroom/taxonomy/term/1646/all en Mitch Shulman /newsroom/mitch-shulman Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:36:03 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 286033 at /newsroom Synthetic tissue can repair hearts, muscles, and vocal cords /newsroom/channels/news/synthetic-tissue-can-repair-hearts-muscles-and-vocal-cords-335206 <p>Combining knowledge of chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering, scientists from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº develop a <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202102627">biomaterial</a> tough enough to repair the heart, muscles, and vocal cords, representing a major advance in regenerative medicine.</p> Mon, 29 Nov 2021 22:02:03 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 283670 at /newsroom How heart tissue combines mechanical strength and electrical reliability /newsroom/channels/news/how-heart-tissue-combines-mechanical-strength-and-electrical-reliability-287129 <div><span>The human heart can be viewed as both a mechanical and an electrical device – one that contracts and pumps billions of times over an average lifespan. How does it manage to achieve this feat without lapsing into dangerous irregularities?</span></div> <div> </div> Thu, 10 May 2018 15:40:16 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 39762 at /newsroom Alvin Shrier /newsroom/alvin-shrier Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 22730 at /newsroom Richard Haichin /newsroom/richard-haichin Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23790 at /newsroom February is Heart Awareness Month /newsroom/channels/news/february-heart-awareness-month-241400 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 16:46:01 +0000 raphael.larocque-cyr@mcgill.ca 21979 at /newsroom