A new process, named STAMP, from MIT which uses 3D printing could help researchers to properly align fibers in artificial ...

CardioVia announced today that it received FDA clearance for its minimally invasive ViaOne epicardial access system.

Titanium plates for broken bones, chips and wires for damaged spines, and now origami inside the heart. Contemporary medicine continues to evolve, and a biomedical innovation – inspired by the folded ...

Researchers sought to investigate the efficacy of a handcrafted ultrasomic model vs a deep-learning-based radiomic model in identifying infarcted myocardium using ultrasound video images.

Find out what happens to heart cells in space and how their adaptation could revolutionize heart disease treatment.

Did you know men and women's heart cells prefer different kinds of fuel? Gender differences are emerging as scientists turn to neglected area.

This review assesses the current state of knowledge related to two areas of research where problems with clinical decision making may arise: (1) the impact of chronic endurance exercise training on ...

A MAN whose face would swell up with he was hungover was diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening heart condition. It took the patient, 33, three months to be diagnosed, with his symptoms ...

Every behavior of a cell, whether maintaining a specific shape, moving in a certain direction, producing mechanical force, or just staying “still” within a tissue ... of skeletal and cardiac muscles.

Millions of muscle cells in the human heart are lost ... removes molecular ‘roadblocks’ on chromatin. Chromatin is the structure that packages DNA. When it is tightly packed, genes are inactive.

In pursuit of an hourglass figure, some patients (and their plastic surgeons) are exploring a dramatic new frontier in body ...

These high-energy particles can penetrate deep into human tissues ... structure and function of the heart muscle. Astronauts may experience changes in heart shape, muscle atrophy, and decreased ...