A new process, named STAMP, from MIT which uses 3D printing could help researchers to properly align fibers in artificial ...

World Expo opens on Sunday with host Japan aiming to bring humanity together, despite global turmoil and tepid public ...

A study of the function of the lower end of the oesophagus in the cat confirms that it behaves as a true physiological sphincter, even though histological evidence for such a structure is absent.

CardioVia announced today that it received FDA clearance for its minimally invasive ViaOne epicardial access system.

Mitochondrial diseases, arising from mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), are a diverse group of disorders that lead to ...

Although lifestyle choices can lead to heart disease, there are certain diagnoses that are the product of genetics alone.

Muscle is a soft tissue composed of elongated cells (muscle fibres) that produce force and motion through contraction. Involuntary cardiac and smooth muscles are responsible for contraction of the ...

SUDDEN adult death syndrome (SADS) strikes around 500 people in the UK every year. It describes when someone’s heart stops ...

A MAN whose face would swell up with he was hungover was diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening heart condition. It took the patient, 33, three months to be diagnosed, with his symptoms ...

Sleep deprivation creates dangerous conditions for heart attacks. Learn how skipping sleep triggers inflammation, raises ...

Find out what happens to heart cells in space and how their adaptation could revolutionize heart disease treatment.