Cardiac muscle tissue, or myocardium, is a type of muscle tissue that forms the heart. It contracts and releases involuntarily and keeps the heart pumping blood around the body. The human body ...

Most people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) develop heart problems by adulthood, making management of cardiac health ...

Learn the essential facts about systolic heart failure affecting 6.5 million Americans. Recognize warning signs and ...

Since heart muscle cells don't regenerate, the repair consists of cobbling together a scar tissue patch. The problem is that the scar can invade healthy heart tissue in the days or weeks following ...

A new study found chemicals can leach from plastic takeout containers into food, impacting the gut biome—and then the heart ...

Not all scars are created equal. That’s the conclusion of a new study by Weizmann Institute of Science researchers: They found that two distinct types of scars, referred to as “hot” and “cold,” can ...

In many cases, they also observed extensive damage to myocardial tissue, or heart muscle. The work is the latest to highlight ...

Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson talks about how lab-grown muscles power a biohybrid hand for scalable prosthetics and research.

Research shows that plastic takeout containers may leach harmful chemicals into food, increasing the risk of heart failure.

An FDA decision on deramiocel for heart muscle disease in DMD is now expected by Aug. 31, after its application was granted ...