Let's get straight to the heart of the matter—the heart's job is to move blood. Day and night, the muscles of your heart contract and relax to pump blood throughout your body. When blood returns ...

Detailed map of the heart provides new insights into cardiac health and disease Date: July 12, 2023 Source: Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Summary: Researchers have produced the most detailed and ...

The 3D map showed that ICN neurons are located in clusters at the top of the heart where the veins and arteries attach. However, it confirmed that they can also be found in other places close to ...

The human heart is an amazing organ. Its muscle cells must contract in exquisite synchrony to pump oxygenated blood throughout the body. Now scientists have created a detailed map of cells in six ...

The study also creates a critical new resource for the scientific community: a reference map of the heart to better understand what goes awry in disease. Cardiovascular diseases, such as heart ...

The team, lead by Dr Rao, used a new technology to have a 3D map that reconstructed the anatomy of the chamber in question. The four-centre long and 2-cm wide balloon, which reaches the heart ...

Researchers have mapped out the changes in metabolism that occur after a heart attack. Researchers have mapped out the changes in metabolism that occur after a heart attack, publishing their ...

The heart's primary function is to pump blood to all parts of the body, bringing nutrients and oxygen to tissues and removing waste products from them. Even when our body is at rest, our tissues ...