Scientists from the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University Health Network, have developed the first functional pacemaker cells from human stem cells, paving the way for alternate, ...

With a new $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute investigators are moving closer to their goal of developing a biological pacemaker that can treat ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have succeeded in turning ordinary cardiac muscle cells into specialized ones that deliver a steady heartbeat using a gene therapy procedure they predict could ...

The heart beats around 60 to 70 times each minute, and when we exercise really hard, it can beat as many as 220 times per ...

New research in Sweden has produced a "blueprint" revealing how the human heart is built during prenatal development. It ...

One of several findings was the discovery of a group of cells, likely unique to humans, that may help the heart respond to low oxygen levels.

PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) – On behalf of our sponsors at Abbott, we’re learning about how a medical breakthrough is transforming the way we treat abnormal heart rhythms and one Boston mother’s story shows ...

Study explains how a rapid shift in daylight affects "pacemaker" cells in brain. An airplane with passengers is pictured in an undated stock photo. Getty Images — -- When it comes to flying, many ...