Chuck Murry’s lab is using stem cells to regenerate the heart muscle damaged by heart attacks. The approach is expected to enter clinical trials within the next few years.
Across USC Stem Cell, scientists are developing new approaches to help the millions of patients with heart disease, which is the leading cause of death worldwide. Each year in the U.S. alone, approximately 700,000 people die of heart disease—the cause of one in five deaths.
Keck School of Medicine of USC research in rats finds potential for treating diseases of aging via the liver and uncovers new insights about cell signaling. The liver’s job clearing harmful substances …
The findings could pave the way for better predicting lymphatic complications in children with single-ventricle heart disease. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have uncovered molecular signals that shape a little-understood network …
In a landmark moment for both the treatment of heart disease and philanthropic support, The Marcus Foundation has awarded the head of USC Stem Cell, Chuck Murry, MD, PhD, $28.7 million to …
