The simple, constant rhythm of a beating heart is a reassuring sign of life ... the team coaxed the cells to better mirror the morphology and function of cells in a human heart. This heart chip could ...

When a heart is taken out of a person, provided it is kept under the very conditions that it needs to be transplanted, it will continue to beat. Why is that? Scientists think new research has ...

Katlyn's heart is now beating correctly ... This short film is from the BBC series, Inside the Human Body. The 3D footage brings the topic to life and would enhance any lesson on the heart ...

A pig’s heart beating in a human? This medical feat has already been achieved – at least for a short time. Kidneys from animals have also been transplanted. Last year, a 62-year-old man lived ...

Your heart beats about 100,000 times in one day and about 35 million times in a year. During an average lifetime, the human heart will beat more than 2.5 billion times. Give a tennis ball a good ...