Your heart is a muscular organ that helps circulate your blood, which delivers oxygen and nutrients to your tissues. There are four chambers and four valves in your heart, and each ensures proper ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, a large team of researchers from the United States (U.S.) used single-cell ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing combined with high-resolution ...

The film presents a detailed fluorographic study of the normal heart using venous catheterization, showcasing physiological data such as pressure and flow measurements. It illustrates blood flow ...

Senior Lecturer and Clinical Academic in Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Sciences, Swansea University Mammals, from the mighty blue whale to the tiny shrew, inhabit nearly every corner of our ...

Human heart cells have been coaxed into regenerating for the first time in a breakthrough that could mend failing organs.

An echocardiogram is a medical test that uses sound waves (ultrasound) to produce images of your heart. It allows healthcare providers to see the heart's structures like the chambers, valves, and ...

Peter J. Knight is at the Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology and the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. The ...

A new study from the University of Sydney has revealed how type 2 diabetes directly alters the heart’s structure and energy systems, offering vital insights into why people with diabetes are at ...

The functions of biomolecules, including lipids, nucleic acids and especially proteins are determined to a great extent by their structure. This structure–function relationship is a foundation of many ...

“Structural heart disease” is an umbrella term that refers to conditions that affect different structures within the heart. Some of these problems can be present at birth, while others develop later ...