In a decades-long effort, researchers have discovered how to tweak the molecular pathways that turn heart muscle motors up or down ...

In a Liv Hospital study, stem cell therapy improved heart function dramatically using MSCs and EVs, despite a blocked graft.

Mount Sinai's Cardiovascular Research Institute is sending bioengineered human heart muscle cells and micro-tissues into space for the first time on NASA's 29 th SpaceX commercial resupply services ...

Uncertainty surrounding how truncated titin proteins (TTNtvs) cause dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) led to investigations that could better inform therapies for these ...

Cardiovascular disease remains a leading global cause of death, and we break down its pathology, risk factors, and the ...

After a marathon, many runners show higher levels of a substance called troponin in their blood. Troponin is released when ...

Cardiologists and radiation oncologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis pioneered the use of radiation therapy - a strategy typically used against cancer - to treat patients ...

A naturally occurring fat molecule reduced heart inflammation and scarring caused by diabetes, thereby improving cardiac function, according to new research. The findings open the door to developing a ...

Cancer patients often lose excessive amounts of weight. This affects up to 80% of patients and is mainly due to a decrease in muscle mass and fatty tissue. This cancer-induced cachexia (CIC) is ...

Heart blockages often go undetected until symptoms worsen. A US cardiovascular surgeon says early warning signs can be ...