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 ...

Scientists have found that the human heart can regenerate muscle cells after a heart ...

Researchers preparing to scan a human heart from a donor. (ESRF/Stef Candé) A pioneering project has revealed the human body ...

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Some people say that today there are almost no "blank spots" left on our planet - that is, places completely unexplored by humans. And therefore, supposedly, life today has become more boring than, ...

Beyond prompting warm clothing, hot drinks and a plethora of winter-based activities throughout Cleveland, cold weather triggers a host of physiological changes, affecting major organs and muscles and ...

An international team of scientists and clinicians has announced the launch of a new open-access 3D portal that allows users to explore intact human organs in unprecedented detail—from the whole organ ...

Scientists may have discovered another way the human body tries to protect itself from cancer. New research on mice suggests ...

How did your heart form? What triggered your first heartbeat? To this day, the mechanisms of human heart development remain elusive. Researchers know the heart is the first organ to fully function in ...