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

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The vast majority of organ donations once came from people who were brain-dead. Now they’re increasingly coming from people who died when their heart stopped beating, a major shift that can boost ...

Age-related decline is not an unavoidable fate, but a problem that can be addressed with modern medicine, writes Andrew S. Brack.

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

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

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 meta-analysis suggests wild blueberries may benefit the body in more ways than one. Reviewing 12 clinical trials spanning 24 years and four countries, researchers found evidence of improved vascular ...

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 ...

Australian researchers have uncovered a crucial new mechanism that helps explain how the heart's major blood vessels form during early development, and how disruptions to this process can lead to ...

The human heart can lose up to one-third of its cardiomyocyte (heart muscle cells) following a severe heart attack, but a new study found that the heart can regrow these cells following ischemia.

Restoring a single heart protein shows promise for improving multiple forms of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. A University of California San Diego-led team has discovered that restoring a key cardiac ...