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.

In a study published today in the journal Immunity, researchers describe how immune system cells recognize and eat dying ...

Innovative muscle patches derived from stem cells demonstrate efficacy in heart repair, improving function in primates and a ...

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 ...

If your health goals include building muscle while losing fat and excess weight, you may wonder if you can build muscle while in a calorie deficit (when you eat fewer calories than your body uses).

In a nutshell Fat hidden between muscle fibers may predict heart problems better than traditional measures like BMI or weight, especially in women. This type of fat can be detected through specialized ...

People with hidden pockets of fat in their muscles are at a higher risk of dying from heart attacks or heart failure regardless of their body weight, according to a new study.While “fatty marbling”, ...

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 ...