RPI Biology Professor Doug Swank, Ph.D., was recently awarded the prestigious Marion J. Siegman Lectureship Award from the ...

Myqorzo (aficamten) is a new therapy for oHCM, improving functional capacity and symptoms, with an annual cost of $108,400. The Myqorzo & You program provides personalized support, including insurance ...

Sgt. Chris Johnson was told that his heart condition had nearly been "instantly fatal." Rapid medical care and rigorous therapy helped him recover.

ACM impedes the heart from pumping blood to the rest of the body, and is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young ...

You're relaxing on the sofa when suddenly your eyelid starts twitching. Or perhaps it's a muscle in your arm, your leg, or ...

Companion studies suggest muscle begins to decline decades before sarcopenia takes hold for keeps. The best part: The process ...

Science reveals that your lower legs act as a secondary circulatory pump, pushing blood against gravity to protect your heart and prevent dangerous blood pooling.

The heart is a very resilient muscle. Scientists observed heart muscle cells regenerating in mice studies after a heart attack. Their heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, were observed dividing ...

Lee Health has opened a new clinic and 27-bed unit for advanced heart failure patients in Fort Myers. The center provides specialized treatments that previously required patients to travel outside the ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence showing how type 2 diabetes directly reshapes the human heart, altering both its energy production and physical structure. By examining human heart tissue, ...

Background: Cardiac muscle contraction and relaxation are regulated by the interaction between the myosin neck region (S2) and cardiac myosin-binding protein-C (cMyBP-C). Mutations in the myosin S2 ...