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Human heart can regrow muscle after heart attack, first study shows

As of September 2026: Works jointly at University of Sydney, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Baird Institute

Medical textbooks have long said the adult human heart cannot repair itself. Researchers at the University of Sydney, the Baird Institute, and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital have now shown, for the first time in humans, that heart muscle cells regrow after a heart attack.

Updated Sep 11