The human heart is a finely-tuned instrument that serves the whole body. It is a muscular organ around the size of a closed fist, and it sits in the chest, slightly to the left of center. The heart ...

As the central part of the circulatory system, the heart is responsible for pumping blood, supplying oxygen and nutrients, and removing metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide from all the tissues in ...

Newly released images revealing the 'bicycle spoke' structure of a heart cell may hold key clues to reducing damage from a heart attack. Research by Dr Ashraf Kitmitto and colleagues, from The ...

A student's unconventional anatomy diagram of a heart has gone viral on social media, garnering attention for its humorous and personal twist. Instead of labelling traditional heart chambers, the ...

Differences in the shape and texture of men and women's hearts could potentially explain why their risk of heart disease differs, according to research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

Type 2 diabetes alters how the heart “maintains its structure under stress”, latest research has indicated. New insights from the University of Sydney have found that type 2 diabetes also directly ...

Risk factors for heart disease including male sex, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking were linked to a darker appearance of the heart muscle, as well as a change in its ...

Among young adults, drinking water contaminated with arsenic may lead to structural changes in the heart that raise their risk of heart disease. Drinking water that is contaminated with arsenic may ...