The heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is ...

Mammals, from the mighty blue whale to the tiny shrew, inhabit nearly every corner of our planet. Their remarkable ...

Researchers are making ever more sophisticated mini organs in the lab — and now they can grow their own blood vessels. The ...

The human heart is a vital organ that pumps blood through the body. You probably don't even think about it, but your heart is always working — it beats about 100,000 times a day, which adds up ...

3D-printed blood vessels, which closely mimic the properties of human veins, could transform the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Strong, flexible, gel-like tubes -- created using a novel 3D ...

Cardiovascular health may be further endangered by microplastic particles that find their way into human blood, a new study suggests.

Researchers have managed to grow a piece of a human heart that actually beats, opening new doors in the study of cardiovascular disease.

A 58-year-old man in the United States is the first person in the world to have had his failing heart replaced with a temporary, titanium blood-pumper. The metal organ looks like it was made for the ...

The simple, constant rhythm of a beating heart is a reassuring sign of life. With each lub-dub, blood brings life-sustaining oxygen throughout the body. But behind this steady beat is a busy ...

Microplastics that are commonly found in food packaging and paints have for the first time been discovered in the human heart, according to a new study by a team of scientists from Beijing Anzhen ...

ABOVE: Blood-generating heart-forming organoids are poised to revolutionize scientists’ understanding of how multi-layered heart tissue and blood cells co-develop during human embryogenesis. Liam ...