Researchers from Heidelberg University, Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) and Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical ...

Newborns with heart complications can rely on their newly developed immune systems to regenerate cardiac tissues, but adults aren't so lucky.

Researchers found that newborn immune cells regenerate heart tissue by producing thromboxane. Mimicking this process in ...

According to a 2020 study, three weeks of detraining did not affect muscle ... function starts to decrease. You may notice that running or cycling feels much harder than before, and your heart ...

They contract and relax automatically and receive signals from the autonomic nervous system, which regulates your internal bodily functions ... The one exception of an involuntary muscle is the ...

New research uncovers how fat hidden in your muscles could be a silent threat to your heart ... it may influence the function and energy regulation of neighboring muscle tissues, potentially ...

People with hidden pockets of fat in their muscles are at a higher risk of dying from heart attacks or heart ... measuring the amounts and location of fat and muscle in a section of their torso.

This could be especially important for women and people without obvious signs of heart disease, who might benefit from more sophisticated screening approaches that consider both muscle quality and ...

The function of the heart is to pump the ... continuous operation of the heart. The heart is a muscular organ roughly the size of your fist. As the heart muscle contracts, it propels the blood out ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack ... the amounts and location of fat and muscle in a section of ...