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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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FEB 26, 2023Technology
In a recent study published in Heart Rhythm, an international team of researchers led by the University of Utah investig ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 20, 2023Genetics & Genomics
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FEB 26, 2023
Technology
In a recent study published in Heart Rhythm, an international team of researchers led by the University of Utah investig
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 20, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome typically contains two sex chromosomes, and males usually have an X and a Y chromosome while most women
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent work reported in Nature highlighted the importance of methylation on mRNA; these chemical tags can have a dramati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2023
Health & Medicine
Research has suggested that young blood can have a regenerative influence on older bodies; muscles, including the heart,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2023
Cardiology
Dietary nitrate, found in beets and other vegetables, has been shown to improve muscle force during exercise compared to
...
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JAN 26, 2023
Cardiology
High-intensity interval stair-climbing routines result in big fitness benefits at a low cost.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JAN 07, 2023
Health & Medicine
Even mild cases of COVID-19 can lead to long COVID, in which symptoms linger for weeks, months, or longer, significantly
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2023
Cardiology
NFL player Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest in a recent game, which brought new awarness to the phenomena commotio
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 02, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
A study using artificial intelligence to analyze large datasets outlining gene expression in many different species has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Immune checkpoints are a part of the immune system that prevents the body’s immune response from destroying health
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 19, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in the gut can metabolize some of the foods we eat to produce new molecules, some of which can affect our h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2022
Health & Medicine
A myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, is a serious medical condition that occurs when the blood flow to
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 22, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
What do hemp growers do with the biomass left over after the cannabinoids have been extracted? Here's what they do.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
NOV 10, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Infantile-onset Pompe disease is a rare genetic disorder. Those with infantile-onset Pompe disease begin showing symptom
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
OCT 24, 2022
Neuroscience
Lawyer Henry T. Greely analyzes the relevance of Mary Shelley's classic, "Frankenstein," in light of today's bioscience
OCT 24, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, an international team of researchers led by Laval Uni
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 18, 2022
Cardiology
Preventing the rise of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease may require more than just medicine.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
OCT 13, 2022
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is generally known to infect cells in the nose and respiratory tract by latc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2022
Cardiology
Low physical function has been linked to heart attack, stroke, and heart failure in older adults.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
SEP 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
A case study published in JACC: Case Reports featured a 31-year-old male infected with monkeypox who developed acute myo
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 18, 2022
Cardiology
In a recent study published in World Psychiatry, an international team of researchers suggests that people with attentio
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 13, 2022
Health & Medicine
A 2022 Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) report showed only 2,385 mesothelioma cases in the United State
...
Sponsored By:
The Mesothelioma Group
SEP 05, 2022
Immunology
COVID-19 has been harmful to many aspects of human health. Recent research has shown, for example, that people are far l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2022
Health & Medicine
The population of the world is aging, and with that aging will come many health problems. But a new study has identified
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch