Heart failure is a leading cause of death and disability. Unfortunately, this affects millions of individuals and their loved ones. Ineffective heart function can lead to shortness of breath, fatigue, ...

Researchers at the Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University of Utah, and the University of Utah School of Medicine, have demonstrated that a gene therapy can ...

Cardiac regenerative medicine represents a promising strategy aimed at restoring impaired heart function by replacing or repairing damaged myocardial ...

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 ...

Scientists have found that the human heart can regenerate muscle cells after a heart ...

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

For decades, the medical establishment operated under a grim certainty: once a heart attack strikes, the damage is final. In the United States alone, nearly one million people die annually from heart ...

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 ...

Researchers from Emory University studying how heart muscle cells grow and function in a space environment found that spaceflight increases the expression of genes involved in stress response and cell ...

The next time you train, remember: You’re not just building endurance. You’re upgrading your heart's software. You're ...