A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves ...

Aparna is a freelance science writer with a PhD in bioinformatics and genomics at Harvard University. Her writing has also appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Popular Science, PBS NOVA, and more.

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for one in five deaths. The inability of damaged heart muscle tissue to regenerate makes heart disease difficult to ...

The researchers model the intricate movements of these cells and predict how genetic variations could disrupt the heart development process in fruit flies.

Blood clots are associated with life-threatening conditions such as sepsis, sickle cell disease, heart attack, and stroke.

How cardiac cell fates are specified during heart development remains elusive. This study identifies a level-dependent role ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common form of heart arrhythmia, a serious condition in which the heart beats so fast that its upper chambers, the atria, quiver. This irregular heartbeat can increase ...

ISS National Lab-sponsored research is accelerating the development of regenerative therapies that could one day reverse heart damage—learn more in the latest issue of Upward magazine It all ...