The heart listens to nerve signals as it ages. New findings show how the vagus nerve may help protect heart muscle over time.

A new study suggests the vagus nerve may be one of the heart’s most important defenders against aging. Researchers found that ...

The secret to a healthier and "younger" heart lies in the vagus nerve. A recent study coordinated by the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa and published in Science Translational Medicine ...

Washington, D.C., Feb. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the United States and around the world. February is American Heart Month, and to honor healthy ...

Scientists from QIMR Berghofer's Cardiac Bioengineering Lab have developed lab-grown, three-dimensional heart tissues known as cardiac organoids that mimic the structure and function of real adult ...

An enduring challenge for bioengineering researchers is the failure of the heart to regenerate muscle tissue after a heart attack has killed part of its muscle wall. That dead tissue can strain the ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Twenty years ago, clinicians first attempted to regenerate a failing human heart by injecting muscle myoblasts into the heart during a bypass operation. Despite high initial hopes ...

INTRODUCTION: There are more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests annually, or 1,000 daily, in the United States with nearly 90% of them being fatal. 1 These statistics paint a grim image when ...

Robert Jarvik, whose presence in ads for cholesterol medication Lipitor is no more, has released a statement of his own. The medical doctor and cardiac bioengineering pioneer who is president and CEO ...