The human heart, often described as the body's engine, is a remarkable organ that tirelessly beats to keep us alive. At the core of this vital organ, intricate processes occur when it contracts, where ...

If someone's in heart failure, that means their heart is no longer able to function well enough to meet their body's needs. According to new research ...

Researchers have investigated the effect of increased cell temperature on the contractility of skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle by heating the muscle proteins using advanced microscopical techniques ...

A human heart might contract some three billion times over a lifetime, and each one of those contractions is driven by a protein called myosin. One of three classes of so-called motor proteins in our ...

The heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is always at work. It pumps blood through arteries to deliver oxygen to organs and ...

Review clinical classifications, diagnostic procedures, and management strategies for cardiomyopathy and heart failure in this comprehensive overview.

A groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology has revealed that weakness in a specific leg muscle could be the first silent warning of heart failure. This research completely ...

What makes a body’s organs into what they are is more than just a grouping of specialized cells. They also need to be oriented and attached to each other and scaffolding in order to create structures ...

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 ...