A hidden atrial dysfunction may raise stroke risk in people with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM); however, a noninvasive assessment tool may help identify those at increased risk, ...

A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury, including a ...

When someone has a heart attack or heart failure, heart muscle cells are lost and the heart cannot replace ... keeping their structure and function and demonstrating normal protein and calcium ...

Creatine is often associated with hitting the gym and building muscle, but the supplement, typically taken in powder or capsule form, has recently been linked to a variety of other uses and benefits.

Heart failure can occur after a heart attack when the heart muscle is extensively damaged, weakening its ability to pump blood effectively ...

Often discarded, cucumber seeds are a nutritional powerhouse, packed with protein, healthy fats, fiber, and minerals. These ...

A new experimental therapy helps restore the heart’s flexibility in models of stiffened heart failure. Michael Gotthardt and his colleagues at the Max Delbrück Center are working with U.S. researchers ...

Creatine has been around for decades, and the first clinical study was performed on it in 1992. Since then, more than 680 ...

A giraffe's long legs aren't just for height, they save energy by reducing how hard the heart works to pump blood upward ...

Heart failure (HF) has long been blamed on weakened heart muscle cells, but new research shows that support cells called fibroblasts may be a key factor. Researchers found that fibroblasts send ...

Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, affecting millions of people and placing ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have discovered that the gut's rhythmic muscle movements could help explain how blood vessels in the brain expand and contract together.