The frightened dog was eventually reunited with her family; the Texas-based owners had been looking for her "all night." ...

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least ...

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Cardiac disease While our current research has shed light on the evolution of the human heart, our work analyzing the hearts of endangered great apes continues.

New research reveals that the human heart has evolved distinct structural and functional traits that set it apart from our closest great ape relatives.

Surgeons have successfully implanted an artificial titanium heart in the chest of a human patient that is powered by the same ‘maglev’ technology used in the creation of high-speed trains.

Human heart organoids allow researchers to study the developing heart while avoiding the ethical issues of using human embryos and the imperfections of animal models.

The second patient to receive a pig heart in place of his own has died. He lived just six weeks, two weeks less than the first recipient. Lawrence Faucette, 58, had received a heart from a gene ...

A computer-generated image mapping the thousands of muscle cells that make up the wall of the heart won top prize at the British Heart Foundation's annual Reflections of Research science ...

In an operating room at the University of Maryland Medical Center on September 20, 2023, surgeons transfer the genetically-modified pig heart to the operative field for transplant.