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Heart muscle
The heart muscle, also known as the cardiac muscle, makes up the thick middle layer of the heart. It is one of three types of vertebrate muscle tissue, the other two being the skeletal muscle and smooth muscle. The heart muscle constitutes the main tissue of the wall of the heart. Credit: Shutterstock.
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JUL 05, 2018Cardiology
A new way to prevent heart attack from turning into heart failure relies on heart cells made from human embryonic stem c ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 22, 2018Cardiology
Scientists are developing technology to predict an individual’s risk of developing heart disease via gene editing, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 17, 2018Cardiology
Changes in the cellular structure of heart muscle cells have a large impact: past and present studies show that these ty ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 08, 2018Cardiology
Part of the immune system has now been implicated in the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common heart ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 06, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A test used by doctors in the emergency room to determine if a person is having a heart attack is now equipped to be mor ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 06, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
An oral diabetes drug, by the name of metformin, is suggested to be safe for most diabetic individuals with chronic kidn ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 04, 2018Cardiology
Heart defects are the most common congenital defect, yet scientists still struggle to understand why they occur. A new s ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 28, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of as a waste product that caused pain, a new review suggests lactate has many important roles in normal ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A drug known as Gilenya (fingolimod), which was first approved in 2010 for the treatment of Multiple Sclero ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 11, 2018Cardiology
During recovery from a heart attack, the danger is far from over. In a new study from scientists at the University of Bo ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 09, 2018Cardiology
During a process called angiogenesis, new blood vessels form as cells divide continuously to create new layers of tissue ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 26, 2018Cardiology
Using a web tool called GeneMatcher, scientists from Baylor College of Medicine studying defective copies of the ari-1 g ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 25, 2018Cardiology
The same molecular pathway that is responsible for preventing adult heart cells from regenerating after being damaged - ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 24, 2018Neuroscience
Having a sedentary lifestyle and skipping the gym are both habits that can result in health problems from muscle atrophy ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 23, 2018Cardiology
There is no definitive “treatment” for the damage that results from a heart attack because the heart cells c ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 16, 2018Cardiology
Frequent smoking habits greatly increase the risk of heart failure for African Americans, compared to those who never sm ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 11, 2018Cardiology
There’s a new biomarker in the world of science that finally links heart disease and diabetes on the molecular lev ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 05, 2018Cardiology
Your mother pestered you to eat your vegetables when you were young, and that advice does not grow old when you do. A ne ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 01, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This work could help create cells that work as therapeutics for heart damage.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2018Cardiology
Diagnostic electrodes for measuring electrical impulses from the heart and muscles are uncomfortable for patients and dr ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 20, 2018Immunology
Heart failure that ultimately results from disease factors like high blood pressure can be predicted and potentially pre ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 17, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Before new drugs are tested in humans, researchers have to ensure that they are both effective and safe. Animal models o ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 15, 2018Cardiology
Injecting healthy heart cells grown in the lab is a promising treatment option for people with heart diseases whose own ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 14, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that worms experience rigor mortis before, rather than after death as humans do.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2018
Cardiology
A new way to prevent heart attack from turning into heart failure relies on heart cells made from human embryonic stem c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 22, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists are developing technology to predict an individual’s risk of developing heart disease via gene editing,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 17, 2018
Cardiology
Changes in the cellular structure of heart muscle cells have a large impact: past and present studies show that these ty
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 08, 2018
Cardiology
Part of the immune system has now been implicated in the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common heart
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 06, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A test used by doctors in the emergency room to determine if a person is having a heart attack is now equipped to be mor
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 06, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
An oral diabetes drug, by the name of metformin, is suggested to be safe for most diabetic individuals with chronic kidn
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 04, 2018
Cardiology
Heart defects are the most common congenital defect, yet scientists still struggle to understand why they occur. A new s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of as a waste product that caused pain, a new review suggests lactate has many important roles in normal ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug known as Gilenya (fingolimod), which was first approved in 2010 for the treatment of Multiple Sclero
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 11, 2018
Cardiology
During recovery from a heart attack, the danger is far from over. In a new study from scientists at the University of Bo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 09, 2018
Cardiology
During a process called angiogenesis, new blood vessels form as cells divide continuously to create new layers of tissue
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 26, 2018
Cardiology
Using a web tool called GeneMatcher, scientists from Baylor College of Medicine studying defective copies of the ari-1 g
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 25, 2018
Cardiology
The same molecular pathway that is responsible for preventing adult heart cells from regenerating after being damaged -
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 24, 2018
Neuroscience
Having a sedentary lifestyle and skipping the gym are both habits that can result in health problems from muscle atrophy
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 23, 2018
Cardiology
There is no definitive “treatment” for the damage that results from a heart attack because the heart cells c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 16, 2018
Cardiology
Frequent smoking habits greatly increase the risk of heart failure for African Americans, compared to those who never sm
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2018
Cardiology
There’s a new biomarker in the world of science that finally links heart disease and diabetes on the molecular lev
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 05, 2018
Cardiology
Your mother pestered you to eat your vegetables when you were young, and that advice does not grow old when you do. A ne
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 01, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This work could help create cells that work as therapeutics for heart damage.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2018
Cardiology
Diagnostic electrodes for measuring electrical impulses from the heart and muscles are uncomfortable for patients and dr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 20, 2018
Immunology
Heart failure that ultimately results from disease factors like high blood pressure can be predicted and potentially pre
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 17, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Before new drugs are tested in humans, researchers have to ensure that they are both effective and safe. Animal models o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2018
Cardiology
Injecting healthy heart cells grown in the lab is a promising treatment option for people with heart diseases whose own
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 14, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that worms experience rigor mortis before, rather than after death as humans do.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch