Your calf muscles are often referred to as the 'second heart' because they play a crucial role in pumping blood around the ...

In the leadup to the FDA decision for Cytokinetics’s obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy drug, the outstanding question wasn’t so much whether the agency would approve the medication, but rather ...

Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cytokinetics' (CYTK.O), opens new tab oral drug to treat a rare heart condition, the company said on Friday. The keenly watched ...

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people. While it is well known for causing muscle weakness and stiffness, DM1 also ...

Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. While extensive studies have found Covid-19 vaccines to be safe, effective, and to ...

The COVID vaccines have saved millions of lives from a virus that has killed more than seven million people globally. Many safety studies and real-world evidence from billions of doses show that the ...

Appeals court panel upholds nearly $1M sanctions against Trump, Alina Habba over Hillary Clinton lawsuit Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter: IDF finds ...

Researchers created a dissolvable microneedle patch that delivers IL-4 directly to damaged heart tissue, jump-starting repair after a heart attack. The targeted approach shifts immune cells into a ...

Covid-19 infections have been strongly linked with cardiovascular conditions like heart disease and stroke, but new research shows that other viral infections such as influenza, HIV, hepatitis C and ...

Short bursts of purposeful activity — such as walking around the block or lifting small weights — may be the best way to get in the habit of exercising. Bite-sized bits of exercise also improve heart ...

Get pumped up — it's time to show off your knowledge about the heart. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Your heart pumps blood from ...

EXCLUSIVE: The National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa has selected Imran Hamdulay’s The Heart is a Muscle as the country’s official submission for the Best International Feature Film ...