Researchers have solved the structure of a protein that is integral to processes responsible for maintaining a healthy heart and nervous system. The protein -- cystathionine beta-synthase, known as ...

A team led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London reports that certain risk factors for heart disease are linked to common changes in the structure and appearance of the heart. Risk factors ...

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 ...

Differences in the shape and texture of men and women's hearts could potentially explain why their risk of heart disease differs, according to research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

According to the World Health Organization, 4.2 million deaths occur every year as a result of exposure to ambient (outdoor) air pollution. Of the world’s population, 91% live in places where air ...

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 ...

Just like any other muscle, the structure of the heart can be changed through exercise. However, this adaptation process takes longer than it takes the muscle to revert to its original conditions.

University of California, Irvine and Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health researchers have identified fundamental structural and functional differences between two major causes of mitral valve stenosis ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ancora Heart, Inc., a company developing a completely transcatheter device-based therapy to address heart failure (HF), today announced that patients treated with the ...

Air pollution can cause significant changes in the structure of the heart, even when levels are within guidelines, a study revealed Friday. Researchers from London's Queen Mary University studied how ...