When one refers to alcohol as their poison of choice, they are hitting far closer to home than they often realise. In addition to affecting various other organs, alcohol also has specific effects on ...

Researchers have shown for the first time that human heart muscle cells can regrow after a heart attack. The finding overturns the idea that damaged areas of the heart are completely incapable of ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: My older sister was recently diagnosed with thickened heart muscle, and her doctor recommended a procedure called a “septal myectomy.” I’ve never heard of it before. What does this ...

Cancer treatments work in different ways, and their side effects can vary considerably. While many treatments have little ...

It's common to see images of astronauts on the International Space Station exercising, running on special treadmills and pedaling cycles designed for tight quarters. Besides breaking the monotony of ...

However we need far more research to better understand how exercise may affect muscle density, and how this may relate to heart health.” Around 350,000 people have a CCTA scan in the UK each year to ...

For hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, septal myectomy may be considered when symptoms persist despite medication. Mayo Clinic ...