This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...

Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNYA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company with a mission to discover, develop and deliver potentially curative therapies that address the underlying causes of ...

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

This is especially problematic in cases of blocked blood vessels, which can repeatedly starve large areas of the heart of ...

Grafting patches of lab-grown muscle to the surface of the heart could offer a lifeline for people waiting for a transplant.

Recent findings indicate that widely used weight-loss medications might lead to muscle loss, including vital heart muscle, ...

Fat stored inside muscle tissue appears to be an independent risk factor for heart disease, likely contributing to systemic inflammation and metabolic disturbances.' What does that mean in simple ...

This structure gives skeletal muscle a characteristic striated ... The myocardium is composed of a specialized type of muscle cell called cardiac muscle that is only found in the heart. Cardiac muscle ...

A team of researchers led by Emory's Chunhui Xu recently found that heart muscle cells can grow and survive in the microgravity environment of space. The team's findings, published in Biomaterials, ...

A team of researchers led by Emory's Chunhui Xu recently found that heart muscle cells can grow -and survive in the microgravity environment of space. Her findings, published in Biomaterials, show ...

The heart is a muscular organ roughly the size of your fist. As the heart muscle contracts, it propels the blood out into the vascular system. The heart’s chambers and valves are arranged to direct ...

The association between red cell distribution width—albumin ratio (RAR) and the risk of all-cause mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with heart failure remains uncertain. This study aimed ...