Our heart muscle is studded with tiny dyads, intricately designed structures that manage incoming electrical signals and calcium release to coordinate our heartbeats. Could gene therapy help maintain ...

It's been estimated that over one lifetime, a heart will beat 2.5 to 3 billion times without stopping. Yet the mechanics of how the heart physically carries out this function flawlessly, without fail, ...

Atrial fibrillation, heart failure and stroke—hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can lead to many serious health conditions and is a major cause of sudden cardiac death in people younger than 35. "The heart ...

The human heart, often described as the body's engine, is a remarkable organ that tirelessly beats to keep us alive. At the core of this vital organ, intricate processes occur when it contracts, where ...

Heart scans may reveal early heart changes linked to higher future risk of breast and colorectal cancer, years before ...

Millions of adults have atrial fibrillation—an irregular beating of the upper chambers of the heart that yields increased risk of heart failure, stroke and death. Many genetic mutations in the ...

New UCLA-led research shows heart structure changes and cardiac biomarkers can predict breast, colorectal The post Your Heart ...

Scientists have solve a 60-year-old mystery about one of the body's most vital organs: the heart. One University of Kentucky researcher has helped solve a 60-year-old mystery about one of the body's ...

Heart cells constantly adapt to physical stress, and understanding this process may help improve future approaches to heart ...

Tthe right side of the heart remains electrically active longer during cardiac arrest, and the signal may help predict ...