Can weight loss reverse heart failure? A new study shows that heart muscle cells regain strength and muscle contractions ...

These overlooked muscles could play a critical role in circulation and cardiovascular health.

Both swimming and running improve fitness, but scientists found one may trigger deeper changes in heart structure and ...

A study conducted on an animal model by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil demonstrated ...

The heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is always at work. It pumps blood through arteries to deliver oxygen to organs and ...

A new study suggests severe obesity may weaken heart muscle cells in people with heart failure with preserved ejection ...

In a new research report, a team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins Medicine say people with severe obesity and a common type ...

The heart is a very resilient muscle. Scientists observed heart muscle cells regenerating in mice studies after a heart attack. Their heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, were observed dividing ...

Cardiac complications in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are the result of cardiac muscle involvement that accompanies the deterioration of skeletal muscle in the disease. The use of ...

By studying and engineering heart tissue in the unique low-gravity environment of space, the laboratory of Arun Sharma, PhD, ...