image: Researchers from the University of Tsukuba showed that cardiac scar tissue (fibroblasts) can be directly reprogrammed to heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) in mice. By treating mice post-heart ...

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Scientists at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes today are announcing a research breakthrough in mice that one day may help doctors restore hearts damaged by heart attacks — by converting ...

Running is celebrated as one of the healthiest forms of exercise, improving stamina, mental health, and reducing the risk of chronic diseases. However, cardiologists are now cautioning that extreme ...

While running is celebrated for its cardiovascular benefits, excessive endurance training may increase the risk of myocardial ...

It is estimated that during a heart attack, one billion cells in the heart are lost. In the wake of the heart attack, the lost tissue is replaced by scar tissue, which can lead to heart failure, ...

Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction who took the antifibrotic drug pirfenidone saw a significant reduction in a marker of heart muscle scarring compared with patients who ...

When someone suffers a heart attack, their heart is left permanently scarred and thus less capable of pumping blood. According to a new study, however, a protein injection could help undo such damage.

A rare heart condition turned a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon into a patient. With about two weeks to live, and having said goodbye to his wife, he received a heart transplant. Now, he's back ...

The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content. Five patients who lost large amounts of muscle in their legs were able to grow it back. With the ...