This study explores the use of polarized second-harmonic generation (pSHG) to investigate myosin conformation in the relaxed state, differentiating between the actin-available, disordered (ON) state ...

In collaboration with Ke Cheng, professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia University, Hong is developing an elastic, ...

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

Researchers using cardiac MRI have found that long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with early signs of heart damage, according to a study that was published in Radiology. The research ...

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 ...

Muscle strength is only part of the equation—learn why supporting your tendons and ligaments is essential for long-term health.

In addition to losing strength, the heart muscle tissues in space developed irregular beating (arrhythmias)—disruptions that can cause a human heart to fail. Normally, the time between one beat of ...

New techniques have enabled the vascularization of synthetic cardiac tissues with significantly improved parity to in vivo vasculature.

Researchers at RIT are developing non-invasive technology that will better assess cardiac tissue response to thermal energy, a common therapy approach for both cancer and cardiac arrhythmia treatments ...

By understanding more about cardiac fibrosis, researchers hope to develop targeted drugs that can prevent this permanent scar damage, which affects the heart’s ability to function. Fibrosis, meaning ...

A new biomaterial delivered to the heart soon after a heart attack can heal damaged tissue from the inside out. Heart attacks kill cardiac muscle tissue, scarring the heart and leaving permanent ...

The problem with scar tissue on the heart is the fact that, unlike regular cardiac muscle tissue, it can't expand and contract.