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 ...

Previous attempts to use cell therapies have failed - but early results using a new type of muscle patch look promising ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

These electrodes, each up to 200 times smaller than a single heart muscle cell, are made of silica coated with platinum. Heart muscle cells, derived from stem cells, were grown and then placed on ...