Millions of people live with atrial fibrillation, a racing, uneven heartbeat that can leave you exhausted and scared. Yet it ...

A University of Houston pharmacology researcher and expert in cardiac development has identified a new cause of—and repair ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, yet progress in understanding and treating cardiac disorders is ...

Having explored how the heart is formed in utero, a University of Houston pharmacology researcher is reporting how cells and molecules act during that early formation and what might cause the heart ...

Though an estimated 60 million people around the world have atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, a type of irregular and often fast heartbeat, it's been at least 30 years since any new treatments have been ...

Mechanical cues are key regulators of cardiac development, yet their role in organoid maturation remains underexplored. In a ...

Exposure to high levels of the body’s primary stress hormone – cortisol – in preterm fetuses can disrupt normal heart development, potentially increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease in later ...

Organoids can replicate each component of the human heart, from its chambers to its veins. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. How ...

New research in Sweden has produced a "blueprint" revealing how the human heart is built during prenatal development. It offers insights that could lead to improved prenatal care and new treatments ...

When does your baby develop a heartbeat? A baby's heartbeat (at this point a fluttering of cells) starts as early as to 4 weeks after conception or 6 weeks after the first day of the last menstrual ...