An international team of researchers has discovered a natural mechanism that protects the heart from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), a serious condition in need of effective ...

A crucial new mechanism that helps explain how the heart’s major blood vessels form during early development – and how disruptions to this process can lead to serious congenital heart defects – has ...

A population of cells in early development may give rise to the ventricular chambers of the heart, but not the atria, according to a study led by researchers from the Mindich Child Health and ...

Mingfu Wu, associate professor at the UH College of Pharmacy, reports in Cardiovascular Research about his finding of the heart develeopment in utero and how spongy heart disease may be caused in the ...

New research in Sweden has produced a "blueprint" revealing how the human heart is built during prenatal development. It offers insights that could lead to improved prenatal care and new treatments ...

Researchers have created a new software program that offers previously unheard-of capabilities for viewing inside 3D pictures. Through its dynamic, interactive cutaway views, they were able to use ...

Cognitive decline, mental health and heart disease are all shaped by the deep links between heart and brain – with major ...

An international team of researchers at the University of Manchester, Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions has discovered a natural mechanism that protects the heart from heart ...