People who have had a heart attack, stroke, or serious circulation problem in their legs, and who also carry excess weight, can now be offered a weekly injection to help protect them from a further ...

A new RNA-based therapy aims to address one of cardiology’s most persistent challenges: the heart’s inability to regenerate after injury.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One experimental injection helped mice and pigs heal after heart attack by boosting a protective heart hormone. (CREDIT: ...

For a heart just damaged by a blocked artery, timing matters. So does access. That is what makes a new experimental treatment stand out: instead of being delivered directly to the heart, it is ...

For people who have survived a heart attack, the notion of one shot in the arm to help the heart heal, for weeks after, may seem far‑fetched. But thanks to a team of researchers, including a Texas A&M ...

This simple injection may one day help people recover more safely and fully after a heart attack. The approach uses an injection into skeletal muscle, which prompts the body to release a natural ...

A breakthrough RNA therapy helps the heart protect and heal itself from the damage following the heart attack. The RNA therapy utilizes a single skeletal muscle injection to trigger the body’s own ...

Scientists are testing a magnet-guided gel that seals a tiny heart pouch linked to atrial fibrillation strokes in animals.