Our research suggests that the human heart has adapted to support our upright stance, movement and larger brain. Over the last 10 years, we have been conducting assessments of the cardiovascular ...

"Our work was the first to show that we can regenerate the porcine heart after injury, and now we've advanced the field by demonstrating that even middle-aged adult human heart cells—long believed ...

Researchers have shown for the first time that human heart muscle cells can regrow after a heart attack. The finding overturns the idea that damaged areas of the heart are completely incapable of ...

The human heart, a powerful, fist-sized organ, is the hardest working muscle in the body. It works 24/7, pumping blood through vessels (its partner in the makeup of the circulatory system), so oxygen ...

Mammals, from the mighty blue whale to the tiny shrew, inhabit nearly every corner of our planet. Their remarkable adaptability to different environments has long fascinated scientists, with each ...