If someone's in heart failure, that means their heart is no longer able to function well enough to meet their body's needs. According to new research ...

Hierarchical structure of muscle and activation of thin filaments. In both skeletal and cardiac muscles under a relaxed state, a low intracellular calcium ion concentration is maintained and the ...

The film explores the muscular system of the human body, detailing the roles and functions of the three types of muscles: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. Skeletal muscles, which are voluntary and work ...

Body composition - often expressed as the amount of fat in relation to muscle - is one of the standard predictors of cardiac health. Now, new research from the University of California San Diego ...

Everybody knows the importance of warming up your muscles before a workout. But what is actually going on when we warm our muscles up, and are all muscles the same? You might be surprised to find out ...

Focussing only on heart attacks may be incomplete. Listen to your heartbeat closely to prevent sudden cardiac arrest, says ...

Researchers have investigated the effect of increased cell temperature on the contractility of skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle by heating the muscle proteins using advanced microscopical techniques ...