Researchers have developed a new therapy that can be injected intravenously right after a heart attack to promote healing and ...

When heart muscle gets damaged, the result is often permanent. Unlike other muscles in the body, the heart has long been ...

Troponin is a protein found in heart muscle cells. When heart tissue is damaged — even subtly or silently — troponin leaks into the bloodstream. While troponin tests are already used in hospitals to ...

Potential side effects include bloating or diarrhea, weight gain related to water retention in muscle cells, and muscle cramps, says Kenneth Koncilja, M.D., a geriatrician at Cleveland Clinic. “The ...

This file photo taken at the University of Osaka in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, in January 2024, shows a cardiac muscle sheet made from iPS cells. (Kyodo) OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A startup in Tokyo on ...

These effects were seen after hydrogel treatment in cultured cells and in a rat model of ischemic heart failure. The irreversible loss of cardiomyocytes-or heart muscle cells-following ischemic ...

The test would search for a protein known as troponin, which is present in heart muscle cells and enters the bloodstream when the heart sustains damage. High-sensitivity troponin blood tests ...

Calcium transport into and out of mitochondria -- the powerhouses of cells -- is central to cellular energy production and cell death. To maintain the balance of calcium within these powerhouses, ...

A venture firm in Japan says it has applied to the health ministry for approval to produce and sell sheets of heart muscle cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells ...

Troponin is found in heart muscle cells and is released into the blood when the heart is damaged. High-sensitivity troponin blood tests are currently used in hospitals to diagnose heart attacks. A new ...