A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves ...

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

Jen Davis (left) and Bella Reichardt (right) conducting research in a lab for genetic engineering of heart fibroblasts.at the UW Medicine Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration Medicine. Fibroblasts ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable clinicians to better predict which patients are most at risk, according to a new ...

Controlling immune cells' internal clocks helped reduce inflammatory damage in conditions like heart attack and sickle cell ...

Accurately measuring electrical signals and calcium levels in the heart can lead to earlier treatment of potentially fatal conditions, such as heart attack or congestive heart failure. Calcium plays ...

Celine Dion sings that "my heart will go on," but how many times does it actually beat in a day or even a lifetime? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

In two large studies of heart attack survivors, beta-blocker drugs benefited those with mildly impaired heart function Contradictory trial results seen in patients without heart dysfunction More data ...

Your heart might be functioning as if it’s decades older than your chronological age, particularly if you carry excess weight or live with chronic health conditions. The concept of “functional heart ...

Garlic, or allium sativum, is widely used in Asian medicine as a staple ingredient, but it also has certain health benefits for the heart. Recent studies suggest that consuming garlic plays a vital ...

Lead author Dr Cristian Topriceanu (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science) said: “Cardiac MRI picks up scarring of the heart tissue, inflammation and signs the heart muscle is not working as well as ...