Scientists at Université de Montréal and its affiliated Centre de recherche Azrieli du CHU Sainte-Justine have made a major ...

Australian researchers have uncovered a crucial new mechanism that helps explain how the heart's major blood vessels form during early development, and how disruptions to this process can lead to ...

(A) Immunohistochemistry of Dlc1 in E12.5 mouse embryos. AVC, atrio-ventricular canal; A, atrium; V, ventricle. Scale bar, 500/100 μm. (B) Schematic illustration of the in vitro hanging drop ...

Scientists obtained stem cells expressing cardiac muscle-specific genes and proteins. The cells displayed regular rhythmic contractions similar to a heart, confirming that they were functional ...

Reintroduction of the Cyclin A2 gene enables adult human cardiomyocytes to divide, producing functional daughter cells and promoting heart repair. The therapy uses a replication-deficient adenoviral ...

Heart failure is a leading cause of death and disability. Unfortunately, this affects millions of individuals and their loved ones. Ineffective heart function can lead to shortness of breath, fatigue, ...

People who received an infusion of stem cells shortly after a heart attack were less likely to develop heart failure than those treated with standard care, according to the largest such trial to date.

RCPatch Being Implanted into Pig’s Heart For Testing Purposes Image by Soft Robotics LabETH Zurich website. A groundbreaking biodegradable heart patch, developed by researchers at ETH Zurich and the ...

When starved of oxygen during a heart attack or stroke, cells unleash a flurry of emergency measures to protect themselves and the body. For decades, scientists have observed that the body's ...

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (known as HFpEF), is the most common kind of heart failure, affecting millions globally. The heart still pumps, it just can't relax and fill ...

Julie Phillippi receives funding from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. You probably know someone who is affected by cancer. This disease results when cells divide uncontrollably and can ...