Cardiac muscle is striated like skeletal muscle, but is controlled by both the autonomic nervous system and its own pacemaker cells, causing it to contract automatically and rhythmically. Weak ...

Myoglobin, found in the heart and striated skeletal muscles, was later developed in 1978 as a cardiac biomarker as its serum level rises following acute myocardial injury. This was replaced in the era ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of ... Director of the Cardiac Stress Laboratory at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Faculty at Harvard Medical School ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine. Contrary to ...

Groundbreaking study uncovers how a specific type of body fat could increase your risk of heart disease, even if you maintain a healthy weight.

Just like the proteins in our muscles, which convert chemical energy into power to allow us to perform daily tasks, these tiny rotary motors use chemical energy to generate force, store energy ...

“This is because the heart's muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, don’t regenerate quickly. During a cardiac arrest, when oxygen supply is cut off, these cells die. Instead of growing ...

The martial arts superstar is zapping his muscles so he bulks up without doing any exercise. "Three minutes is like doing 200 push-ups," he claims. Loading YouTube content This technology ...