When a sprinter explodes out of the blocks, the first few seconds of effort are powered not by oxygen or glucose but by ...

The heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is always at work. It pumps blood through arteries to deliver oxygen to organs and ...

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have developed a polymeric biohybrid cardiac device that harnesses the power of light to electrically and mechanically control living heart tissue ...

The groundbreaking study has raised hopes for regenerative therapies that may one day help repair damaged hearts and even ...

Duchenne Parent Project Spain (DPPE) has launched the BEAT Project, a research initiative focused on one of the key ...

A biomaterial designed to travel through the bloodstream could offer a less invasive way to calm inflammation and help injured tissue repair itself ...

In a world-first, scientists have confirmed that the human heart can regenerate muscle cells after a heart attack, a phenomenon previously seen only in animals. The study, using living tissue from ...