An international team of researchers has discovered how cholesterol can disrupt the internal functioning of the heart by ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable clinicians to better predict which patients are most at risk, according to a new ...

Researchers have identified the origin of cardiac cells using 3D images of a heart forming in real-time, inside a living mouse embryo.

New research shows that the gum disease bacterium P. gingivalis can slip into the bloodstream and infiltrate the heart. There, it quietly drives scar tissue buildup -- distorting the heart's ...

The development of novel therapeutics offers great hope for the fight against widespread diseases such as cancer, but they ...

A new study led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) suggests that currently available therapies may help control chronic muscle inflammation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a ...

The rats who got the PLP injection showed better cardiac function and significantly more healing in their heart muscle tissues compared to the saline-injected rats. Gene expression tests also showed ...

The implications of muscle loss extend far beyond physical appearance or strength. Muscle tissue plays a crucial role in metabolic health, serving as the primary site for glucose disposal and ...

A defensive midfielder with French club Lille, Bentaleb collapsed after suffering a cardiac arrest while playing ... known as myocarditis — in the muscle in his heart. It would require several ...

To build muscle mass, you need around 1.2–1.7 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight (g/kg) or 0.5–0.8 grams per pound of body weight. However, your protein needs depend on many factors, such as ...

The NIOSH researchers collected the tissue samples as part of experiments to determine how Americans may be impacted by chemicals and other substances they are exposed to at their jobs.