Though an estimated 60 million people around the world have atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, a type of irregular and often fast ...

Developing new drugs is one of the riskiest and most expensive endeavors in science. Today, The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) ...

Every second, trillions of tiny parcels travel through your bloodstream—carrying vital information between your body's cells. Now, scientists at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute have opened this ...

Around the globe, heart disease remains one of the top causes of death. Once patients begin to suffer from serious heart problems, like heart attacks and heart failure, the heart muscles become ...

From left to right - the cell in the initial frame is from a 55-year-old donor heart. The next image shows the cell rounding up after receiving Cyclin A2 and the cell division takes place shortly ...

During his regular checkup, a 9-year-old clouded leopard named Masala undergoes a procedure to get a tiny heart monitor implanted under his skin at the Smithsonian's Conservation Biology Institute in ...

Your heart pumps blood from your head to your toes, provides cells with fresh oxygen, and removes waste products. Located in the middle of your chest and tilted slightly to the left, your heart pushes ...

The tides of war often turn on the unexpected, such as attacking the enemy on an unanticipated front. General George Washington attempted to do just that when he assailed Philadelphia by way of ...

Mayflower Elementary School fourth-grade students in Michelle Stafford’s literacy classes at have been studying the theme of a “great heart” over the past few weeks. These students have been exploring ...

Credit: Getty Images A discussion of the history and future of artificial heart technology with Dr Francisco Arabia and Dr Jack Renfrew’s experience with an artificial heart transplant. In May 2025, ...

Scientists announced this week that they have managed to keep a genetically modified pig lung alive inside a human body—although briefly—for the first time. The lung survived for nine days, marking ...

If the heart is the life force of the human body then electronic dance music, or EDM, is the life force of “The Heart,” a world-premiere musical opening in previews Tuesday at La Jolla Playhouse. “I ...