Latest research based on animal model trials shows GLP-1 drugs may prevent problem of ‘no-reflow’ in recovery ...

Drugs found to have a powerful effect in preventing tissue damage, offering potentially 'life-saving solution' researchers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration of mans torso in glowy blue outlines with heart highlighted in red Despite its importance, the heart is one of the ...

By Hugo Francisco de Souza New research suggests that zinc does far more than support immunity, revealing intricate molecular switches that may influence how the heart responds to inflammatory injury.

Scientists have created a three-dimensional "heart-on-a-chip" (HOC) that could provide a breakthrough in the fight against the world's leading cause of death, cardiovascular disease. One major ...

A team of scientists from Harvard Medical School and Duke University has created a new kind of tissue that can change heart activity using only light—no wires, no surgery, no harm. This groundbreaking ...

More than 300,000 people suffer a heart attack in Germany every year. The heart muscle is then no longer supplied with sufficient blood and oxygen, and part of the tissue dies and scars. Unlike the ...

Heart attacks are dangerous not just because of the initial event, but the long-term damage afterwards. Now scientists have discovered a dormant gene that could be reactivated to regenerate heart ...

Scarring of heart tissue can be slowed but not stopped, and can lead to heart failure. But a new study has shown that an existing immunotherapy could stop scar tissue formation after heart attacks.

As the most important muscle in our body, any serious issues with our heart are considered critical and reason for replacement with a donor heart. Unfortunately donor hearts are rather rare, making ...

Newborns with heart complications can rely on their newly developed immune systems to regenerate cardiac tissues, but adults aren't so lucky. After a heart attack, most adults struggle to regenerate ...