Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function. However, the risk of arrhythmias following this procedure is ...

Myocardial infarction remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Following an infarction, part of the heart muscle ...

Anatomically, cardiac rupture occurs at the intersection between injured and healthy cardiac tissue. This region is referred to as the borderzone. The conventional view is that increased mechanical ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a way to regenerate damaged heart muscle cells in mice, a development that may provide a new avenue for treating congenital heart defects in children ...

When approved, they will be the world’s first practical medicines containing iPS cells, which can be re-engineered into other ...

Cancer cells travel through the blood like restless seeds, searching for places to take root. Yet one organ they almost never ...

A heart attack, or acute myocardial infarction, is a life-threatening emergency that occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked. Understanding the causes, symptoms, and immediate steps to take can ...

A muscle patch crafted from stem cells has improved cardiac function in monkeys with heart disease. It is now being tested in a small number of people, with early results from the first recipient ...

More than 800,000 Americans will have a heart attack this year. Fortunately, most will survive the traumatic event — but many will emerge with hearts damaged beyond repair. “Many tissues in your body, ...

Thirty marks the spot. Starting at this age, we begin to lose approximately three to eight percent of muscle mass per decade. With it, we also lose strength and mobility. Left unaddressed, this loss ...

Scientists have discovered that the heart's beating strength and constant movement may naturally block the growth of cancer.