In the event of a heart attack, the affected part of the heart muscle can no longer be supplied with oxygen and nutrients. As ...

DALLAS, August 31, 2022 — Among people older than age 65 who were assessed using a short physical function test, having lower physical function was independently associated with a greater risk of ...

A clinical study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden shows that the hunger hormone ghrelin can increase the heart's pump capacity in patients with ...

Reducing damage to the nuclei of heart muscle cells improved heart function and extended survival in mice with a form of ...

A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves ...

Researchers at the Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University of Utah, and the University of Utah School of Medicine, have demonstrated that a gene therapy can ...

People who live close to airports and are exposed to high aircraft noise levels could be at greater risk of poor heart function, increasing the likelihood of heart attacks, life-threatening heart ...

Share on Pinterest A new study shows how weight loss can restore reduced heart and lung function in people with severe obesity. Pansfun Images/Stocksy Worldwide, the number of people with obesity has ...

Two new analyses from research comparing cardiovascular function in people who vape, people who smoke and people who did not use any nicotine found significant negative health impacts among ...

A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves ...