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🔬 Human Hearts Can Regenerate & Scientists Just Found a Way to Kill Zombie Cells
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- May 3, 2026
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In a world-first discovery, researchers have found that human heart muscle cells can actually regrow after a cardiac event — a finding that could reshape how we treat heart disease forever. Scientists have also identified a critical vulnerability in so-called 'zombie cells,' opening the door to powerful new cancer and anti-aging therapies. Meanwhile, Johns Hopkins researchers are challenging over a century of neuroscience by revealing that neurons may be structured in a way nobody expected. On the prehistoric front, new research is upending the long-held explanation for why insects once grew to monstrous sizes, and the real answer is stranger than you'd think. Plus: two of America's most dangerous fault lines may be more dangerously linked than we ever realized. Subscribe to Peer Review'd Newsletter: https://peerreviewd.com/ Love Science? Check out our other Science tools: 60sec.site and Artificial Intelligence Radio