New hydrogel repairs the heart after a heart attack

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The gel is inspired by the amniotic membrane, that placental tissue already used in regenerative medicine.

Injected directly into damaged heart muscle, it works as a kind of scaffold that helps cells rebuild themselves. In tests with sheep, it managed to reduce the size of the heart attack and improve heart function.
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She is 25 years old, a biologist, and created a gel that repairs the heart after a heart attack using placental tissue 👀

Optimismo que nos une

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Human trials scheduled for 2028.

This is the company developing it (latest news feed near the bottom of the page):

Amnova Biotech | Regenerative Therapies

We are an Argentine startup. We are developing an injectable therapy based on birth tissue for myocardial regeneration after a heart attack, with the aim of preventing heart failure.

www.amnova-biotech.com