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 and ...

With The Heart Is a Muscle, first-time feature filmmaker Imran Hamdulay examines fatherhood, violence, and the emotional inheritance passed down through generations. While the story is fictionalized, ...

In a decades-long effort, researchers have discovered how to tweak the molecular pathways that turn heart muscle motors up or down ...

Cardiovascular disease remains a leading global cause of death, and we break down its pathology, risk factors, and the ...

When heart muscle gets damaged, the result is often permanent. Unlike other muscles in the body, the heart has long been believed to lack the ability to heal itself. But recent research suggests that ...

If you’re tired of reading election analyses, media mea culpas and hot takes by now, if you’re feeling fury but yearning for hope, pick up Sunil Yapa’s novel “Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist ...

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These two conditions affect how well your heart can pump blood. Cardiomyopathy can sometimes lead to heart failure. Cardiomyopathy and heart failure are both conditions in which your heart has a more ...

Michael Todorovic works for Bond University. Michael Todorovic owns Dr Matt & Dr Mike's Medical Education Pty Ltd. Matthew Barton works for Griffith University. Matthew Barton owns Dr Matt & Dr Mike's ...

Dr. Zipes answers the question: 'Heart Attack vs. Heart Rhythm Problems?' — -- Question: What is the difference between a heart attack and heart rhythm problems? Can one cause the other? Answer ...

Premature ventricular contraction (PVC) is a type of abnormal heartbeat, or arrhythmia. It happens when the heartbeat begins in the lower, rather than the upper, heart chambers. This creates an ...

The filmmaker's debut feature dives into the complexities of fatherhood, intergenerational pain, and the search for healing in the wake of South Africa’s tumultuous history. With The Heart Is a Muscle ...