Only cardiac muscle tissue, comprising cells called myocytes, is present in the heart. In this article, we discuss the structure and function of cardiac muscle tissue.

Scientists from QIMR Berghofer's Cardiac Bioengineering Lab have developed lab-grown, three-dimensional heart tissues known ...

In a new study, published today (12 July) in Nature, researchers have produced the most detailed and comprehensive human Heart Cell Atlas to date, including the specialised tissue of the cardiac ...

Our heart muscle is studded with tiny dyads, ... Now, they've figured out a way to deliver extra CMYA5 to heart muscle cells, ... CMYA5 gene therapy improves dyad structure, heart function.

Researchers have mimicked the effects of exercise on heart organoids, maturing the cells to make them behave more like adult ...

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A first-of-its-kind study from Boston Children's Hospital now shows that the cells that make up our heart muscle accumulate new genetic mutations over time - while losing the ability to repair them.

Zebrafish heart 60 days after injury showing the structure of the heart muscle cells have completely regenerated. [Phong Nguyen, copyright Hubrecht Institute.] Researchers from the group of Jeroen ...