COVID-19, and more rarely the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine, can lead to inflammation of heart tissue in some individuals. A ...

Respiratory syncytial virus is a common respiratory infection, with mild symptoms almost identical to those of the common ...

The next evolution of truFlex fortifies its position as a versatile solution for rehabilitation with new applications in functional strength for the abdomen, arms, calves, glutes and thighs.

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

Cancer patients often lose excessive amounts of weight. This affects up to 80% of patients and is mainly due to a decrease in ...

MIT-alumni-founded Thermedical advances novel deep-tissue ablation technology to address critical unmet needs in severe ventricular tachycardia ...

Heart muscle cells grown from patient stem cells—known as human induced pluripotent stem cell–derived cardiomyocytes, or ...

Stanford Medicine investigators have unearthed the biological process by which mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 can cause heart damage in some young men and adolescents - and they've shown a possible ...

A new study implicates a pair of substances secreted by immune cells in inducing myocarditis among mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine recipients — and proposes a strategy to mitigate this effect.

You may not be able to grow bigger muscles out of thin air, but you can 3D print them in microgravity, scientists at ETH Zurich have now established. "3D printing" refers to a type of manufacturing ...

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 ...

In context: Making robots more biologically compatible has been a challenge scientists have been tackling for years. Until now, they have primarily been able to create lab-grown muscle fibers that ...