In that same paper, the researchers provided a comprehensive genome-wide map of more than 80,000 enhancers considered relevant to human heart development and function.

Researchers have identified the function of olfactory receptors in the human heart muscle, such as are also present in the nose. One of the receptors reacts to fatty acids that occur in the blood ...

But to their knowledge, this is the first study that has tested gene therapy on a heart disease model in non-human primates. The team also believes that this approach may be particularly effective for ...

The developers of the new atlas not only mapped the locations of the heart cells they tracked, they also analyzed the RNA in heart cells by using florescent markers to track their functions.

This works well for creating complex tissues like those found in the human heart where the 3D structure is critical to its function. Of course, there are major challenges to this approach, too.

An artificial fish built from human heart cells could teach us how the organ functions. The human heart can pump without signals from the brain, a feature known as automaticity. This is ...

Cardiomyocyte transplantation after heart attack improves contractile function in monkeys.

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

Study: An engineered human cardiac tissue model reveals contributions of systemic lupus erythematosus autoantibodies to myocardial injury. Image Credit: Shit4Sell / Shutterstock.com In a recent ...