A team led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London reports that certain risk factors for heart disease are linked to common changes in the structure and appearance of the heart. Risk factors ...

Being overweight may cause higher blood pressure and changes to the heart's structure, even in young adults. Efforts to achieve or maintain a normal weight from a young age may help to prevent the ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, a large team of researchers from the United States (U.S.) used single-cell ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing combined with high-resolution ...

For the first time researchers are beginning to understand exactly how various forms of exercise impact the heart. Scientists have found that 90 days of vigorous athletic training produces significant ...