More than 300,000 people suffer a heart attack in Germany every year. The heart muscle is then no longer supplied with sufficient blood and oxygen, and part of the tissue dies and scars. Unlike the ...

A 56-year-old man with liver failure has become the first living person to be surgically connected to a genetically modified ...

Researchers discover a gut-brain-heart axis where the bacterial metabolite IAA regulates hypocretin neurons to control heart stiffness and blood pressure.

Oxytocin, a hormone renowned for fostering emotional, also plays a pivotal role in cognitive functions such as learning and memory.

Live Science spoke with Dr. John Pandolfino, a researcher who designed a "digital twin" to help guide surgery.

Influenza infection is estimated to cause one billion annual infections globally. While most infections result in symptoms that are mild and self-resolving, some infections may trigger consequences in ...

New study reveals extra virgin olive oil may protect brain health by improving gut bacteria and cognitive function in older adults.

The Guam kingfisher was extinct in the wild. Through coordinated breeding, cultural consultation, and careful reintroduction ...

Human DNA constantly refolds in 3D space, and these looping dynamics regulate gene expression and cell identity.

Loneliness is not merely an emotional state; it acts as a physiological stressor that increases risks for heart disease and ...

Dr. John Apolzan, director of the Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, published an editorial on the importance of fruit intake to vascular health in ...

Stanford scientists have uncovered how mRNA COVID-19 vaccines can very rarely trigger heart inflammation in young men — and how that risk might be reduced. They found that the vaccines can spark a two ...