For the first time, scientists have shown that heart muscle cells can regrow after a heart attack in humans, a process that ...

These overlooked muscles could play a critical role in circulation and cardiovascular health.

The heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is always at work. It pumps blood through arteries to deliver oxygen to organs and ...

Both swimming and running improve fitness, but scientists found one may trigger deeper changes in heart structure and ...

University of Texas at Arlington researcher aims to find preventions and treatments for cardio-sarcopenia, an age-related ...

A new study suggests severe obesity may weaken heart muscle cells in people with heart failure with preserved ejection ...

Cardiac complications in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are the result of cardiac muscle involvement that accompanies the deterioration of skeletal muscle in the disease. The use of ...

Study shows greater muscle area in men leads increased risk of heart disease; it's different for muscle density. Body composition -- often expressed as the amount of fat in relation to muscle -- is ...

Amsterdam, NL, February, 26. 2015 - The muscular dystrophies are known to target various muscle groups differentially. In addition to making limb muscles weak, muscular dystrophy (MD) can also lead to ...

Can weight loss reverse heart failure? A new study shows that heart muscle cells regain strength and muscle contractions ...

By studying and engineering heart tissue in the unique low-gravity environment of space, the laboratory of Arun Sharma, Ph.D.