New injection helps body produce heart protecting hormone for weeks after heart attack, improving recovery potential.

Let's be honest, most of us dread leg days. But if you skip it regularly, you are missing out on incredible cardiometabolic benefits, says Dr London.

Study shows greater muscle area in men leads increased risk of heart disease; it's different for muscle density. Body composition -- often expressed as the amount of fat in relation to muscle -- is ...

Some heart failure patients with artificial hearts have been able to regenerate heart muscle, potentially paving the way for future heart failure treatment options, according to a study published Nov.

Researchers from the group of Jeroen Bakkers at the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) have found that the muscle cells in the heart of zebrafish change their metabolism, the way in which they generate energy, ...

Researchers have shown that cardiac scar tissue (fibroblasts) can be directly reprogrammed to heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes) in mice. By treating mice post-heart attack with a virus carrying ...

For people who have survived a heart attack, the notion of one shot in the arm to help the heart heal, for weeks after, may ...