VIDEO: Scientists closer to cure for childhood sudden death

A stem-cell research breakthrough has brought Irish scientists a step closer to developing treatments for heart disease and sudden death in young children.

Biomedical researchers at NUI Galway, in collaboration with clinicians from Our Lady’s Children Hospital, in Dublin, have developed synchronised beating-heart cells from a skin biopsy.

The stem-cell study was initiated by Prof Timothy O’Brien, director of the Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) at NUI Galway. “We are excited about the potential to develop new therapies for children at risk of sudden death, using this technology,” said Prof O’Brien.