No one can live without a heart pumping blood to the rest of the body. New research from the University of Missouri School of ...

The fluid and the cells inside lymphatic vessels are collectively known as lymph, and although the lymphatic system extends to every part of the body, there is no central pump like the heart to keep ...

Many cancer survivors struggle with muscle weakness, which can be so profound that they may have difficulties walking up a couple of flights of stairs or going shopping for groceries on their own.

Bioluminescent imaging is helping researchers better understand the effectiveness of tissue regeneration enhancers delivered to injured heart tissue by different adeno-associated virus vectors.

Zebrafish have the rare ability to regenerate their heart muscle after major damage, unlike humans. Researchers have now ...

The heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is always at work. It pumps blood through arteries to deliver oxygen to organs ...

After only two weeks in space, muscle strength trended to decline in the young tissues and was now more comparable to the strength of old tissues.

Discussion: Collectively, older skeletal and cardiac muscle demonstrated higher expression of fusion and mitophagy proteins, which indicates age alters the balance of biogenesis, fission, fusion, and ...

Scientists have found a novel way that includes a new lab-grown material that could help slow and even reverse some of the effects of aging in the heart.

Scientists have found a novel way that includes a new lab-grown material that could help slow and even reverse some of the effects of aging in the heart.

The newly developed fiber-infused gel (FIG) ink allows the 3D-printed heart muscle cells to beat like a human heart chamber.

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