Men face a higher risk of cardiovascular disease earlier than women, so heart health awareness, prevention and early ...

The study uncovers critical insights into sex-based heart disease risks, highlighting young adulthood as key for effective ...

Human heart development is largely influenced by neural crest cells, which carefully regulate a key growth signal.

Decades-long study suggests heart disease prevention and screening should happen sooner.

A new study out of Northwestern Medicine found that the risk of heart disease starts around age 35 for men. Heart disease and ...

Australian researchers have uncovered a crucial new mechanism that helps explain how the heart's major blood vessels form during early development, and how disruptions to this process can lead to ...

Catherine O'Hara's heart and organs were a mirror image of most people's. Though that is rare, congenital heart defects are fairly common.

A University of Houston pharmacology researcher and expert in cardiac development has identified a new cause of—and repair for—left ventricular non-compaction, also known as spongy heart disease. The ...

The experimental drug IC7Fc reduces artery-clogging fats and inflammation in mice, pointing to a potential new strategy for ...

Millions of people live with atrial fibrillation, a racing, uneven heartbeat that can leave you exhausted and scared. Yet it has been at least 30 years since a new drug for this common rhythm problem ...

Research shows that a common gout medication may help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with gout.