QIMR Berghofer researchers have created the most detailed map yet of the chemical signals that control heart function, opening new avenues for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart disease.

In the late 1960s, three Weizmann Institute of Science researchers developed several protein-like molecules, called copolymers, that they believed would produce a disease similar to multiple sclerosis ...

Understanding how heart muscle cells stop dividing and acquire the characteristics needed to sustain lifelong cardiac ...

Transferring mitochondria from a patient's healthy skeletal muscle to damaged, ischemic heart tissue has been shown to restore heart muscle, increase energy production, and improve ventricular ...

A muscle patch crafted from stem cells has improved cardiac function in monkeys with heart disease. It is now being tested in a small number of people, with early results from the first recipient ...

Researchers at the Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University of Utah, and the University of Utah School of Medicine, have demonstrated that a gene therapy can ...

It's common to see images of astronauts on the International Space Station exercising, running on special treadmills and ...

The landscape of heart disease treatment continues to evolve with groundbreaking research into natural supplements. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases remain the ...

Magnesium is an incredibly important mineral crucial for maintaining the body’s regular function. It assists with muscle ...