How do you mend a broken heart? Maybe someday with stem cells made from your skin (Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A little more than a year after University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists showed they could turn skin cells back into stem cells, they have pulsating proof that these "induced" stem cells can indeed form the specialized cells that make up heart muscle.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news153679352.html">How do you mend a broken heart? Maybe someday with stem cells made from your skin (Video)</a></p> <p>(PhysOrg.com) -- A little more than a year after University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists showed they could turn skin cells back into stem cells, they have pulsating proof that these "induced" stem cells can indeed form the specialized cells that make up heart muscle. </p>