High environmental heat and physical exertion combine to limit oxygen delivery to the heart muscle, raising ischemic risks in ...

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 ...

In a heartbeat, cardiac muscle cells contract to push blood out to the body, then relax to allow the heart to fill again. This is possible because muscle proteins are organized into sarcomeres, which ...

Heart disease is often associated with blocked arteries or heart attacks, but not all heart conditions develop the same way.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Muscle patches generated from stem cells helped ease heart problems in monkeys and a human patient, in a ...

Research from the University of Edinburgh has revealed a striking connection between muscle quality and cardiovascular health ...