In humans, the heart’s sinoatrial node (SAN), acts as the body’s pacemaker. A new study, published Wednesday (July 26) in Science Translational Medicine, reports two backup mechanisms that may prevent ...

Vanderbilt researchers have found that for people with long QT syndrome, a heart condition that causes ... but through different mechanisms. Some variants were stable and trafficked correctly ...

and the Leviev Cardiothoracic and Vascular Center at the Sheba Medical Center have found a mechanism responsible for increasing the risk of developing cancer among patients with heart disease ...

I am a cardiology researcher, and my team and I uncovered key mechanisms contributing to the harmful effects of obesity on heart function. Targeting these processes may offer new avenues for ...

Anemia is highly prevalent in patients with chronic heart failure (HF) and is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Multiple mechanisms contribute to anemia in chronic HF, and subnormal ...

Research in the Leinwand lab focuses on unraveling mechanisms of genetic heart and skeletal muscle diseases using animal models, cell-culture systems and biophysical approaches. In addition to ...