A new study suggests severe obesity may weaken heart muscle cells in people with heart failure with preserved ejection ...

In a new research report, a team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins Medicine say people with severe obesity and a common type ...

Heart failure is a serious condition that affects millions of people around the world. It happens when the heart cannot pump ...

In a serendipitous discovery, UC San Diego researchers using cryo-EM technology captured the first visualizations of the 3-D structure of the muscle acetylcholine receptor in fetal and adult muscles.

Obesity is known to increase the risk of many health problems, including heart disease. One condition that is becoming more ...

The next time you train, remember: You’re not just building endurance. You’re upgrading your heart's software. You're ...

The mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction is a process that relies on calcium signaling. However, the physiological role of calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) through the ryanodine receptor ...

A new study from the UC Davis School of Medicine found striking differences at the cellular level between male and female mice with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The findings ...