In the late 1960s, three Weizmann Institute of Science researchers developed several protein-like molecules, called copolymers, that they believed would produce a disease similar to multiple sclerosis ...

In a study published in Nature Communications biophysicists unravel the mystery of how muscles form at the molecular level ...

Biophysicists unraveled a mystery of how muscles form at the molecular level and how they maintain their function.

Heart disease is often associated with blocked arteries or heart attacks, but not all heart conditions develop the same way. A lesser-known yet potentially lif ...

A muscle patch crafted from stem cells has improved cardiac function in monkeys with heart disease. It is now being tested in a small number of people, with early results from the first recipient ...

Researchers at the Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University of Utah, and the University of Utah School of Medicine, have demonstrated that a gene therapy can ...

Working with heart muscle cells from diabetic rats, scientists at Johns Hopkins have located what they say is the epicenter of mischief wreaked by too much blood sugar and used a sugar-gobbling enzyme ...

A Phase III trial found the donor-derived cell therapy deramiocel slowed arm muscle decline in boys and young men with advanced Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Most people associate heart health with cholesterol, blood pressure, and exercise. While these are important, vitamins also play a vital role in keeping the heart healthy. Lacking certain vitamins can ...