Maintaining a stable heartbeat is critical for survival. Your heart must constantly adapt its output to meet changing demands for oxygen and nutrients. Traditionally, scientists have attributed this ...

Accurately measuring electrical signals and calcium levels in the heart can lead to earlier treatment of potentially fatal conditions, such as heart attack or congestive heart failure. Calcium plays ...

Researchers unveiled BeatProfiler, a groundbreaking new tool -- a comprehensive software that automates the analysis of heart cell function from video data. It's the first system to integrate the ...

A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves ...

Understanding heart function and disease, as well as testing new drugs for heart conditions, has long been a complex and time-consuming task. A promising way to study disease and test new drugs is to ...

Garlic, or allium sativum, is widely used in Asian medicine as a staple ingredient, but it also has certain health benefits for the heart. Recent studies suggest that consuming garlic plays a vital ...

In the first long-term and real-world reflective study of its kind, scientists have uncovered new detrimental health impacts of the artificial sweetener aspartame that echoes those found in shorter ...

LMNT reports that chronic mild dehydration can strain the cardiovascular system, increasing heart workload and risk of heart issues.

Your heart might be functioning as if it’s decades older than your chronological age, particularly if you carry excess weight or live with chronic health conditions. The concept of “functional heart ...

Share on Pinterest A new study found that acetaminophen changes proteins in the cardiovascular tissue, potentially affecting heart function. Maskot/Getty Images Acetaminophen, commonly known as ...

As a newborn, she had a procedure to allow mixing of the blood flow to keep her stable until her heart became a bit bigger. When she was 10 months old, the late, pioneering cardiac surgeon Maurice ...

A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves ...