BACKGROUND: Direct reprogramming of fibroblasts to cardiomyocytes is a potentially curative strategy for ischemic heart ...

Quick facts about the heart What the heart is made of: Heart muscle tissue, also called cardiac muscle tissue What makes the heart beat: Electrical signals Average resting heart rate: 60 to 100 ...

Researchers using cardiac MRI have found that long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with early signs of heart ...

Bioluminescent imaging is helping researchers better understand the effectiveness of tissue regeneration enhancers delivered to injured heart tissue by different adeno-associated virus vectors.

The pathophysiology of heart failure is complex, but mitochondrial dysfunction is an emerging therapeutic target to improve cardiac function. In this Consensus Statement, insights into the ...

What the heart is made of: Heart muscle tissue, also called cardiac muscle tissue What makes the heart beat: Electrical signals Average resting heart rate: 60 to 100 beats per minute (in adults) ...

Muscle stem cells articles from across Nature Portfolio Muscle stem cells are adult stem cells, present in skeletal muscle tissue, which can self-renew and are capable of giving rise to skeletal ...

A hernia occurs when an organ pushes through the muscle or tissue that holds it in place. Learn about hiatal hernia, treatment, diagnosis, pregnancy, and more.

Researchers using cardiac MRI have found that long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with early signs of heart ...

An intramuscular injection is a technique used to deliver a medication deep into the muscles. This allows the medication to be absorbed quickly. Learn more.

Among the 3 tissue layers forming the mature adult heart (endocardium, myocardium, and epicardium), comparatively less attention has been paid to the endocardium, as it was primarily thought as a ...

Amyloid heart disease occurs when faulty proteins build up in the heart, making it more difficult for the heart to pump blood around the body. Learn more about it here.