New research shows that the gum disease bacterium P. gingivalis can slip into the bloodstream and infiltrate the heart. There, it quietly drives scar tissue buildup -- distorting the heart's ...

Tempted to skip the floss? Your heart might thank you if you don't. A new study from Hiroshima University (HU) finds that the ...

Patients who underwent PCI at an ambulatory surgery center had similar safety outcomes as those who had their procedure in a ...

Calcium signaling plays a fundamental role in cardiac development and function, orchestrating a wide array of cellular processes that are essential for ...

A Danish cohort study investigated whether long-term exposure to repeated monthly peaks of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) ...

Twelve-year-old Riddhima was gasping for breath, her fragile body battling a high fever and a severe lung infection--a rare ...

This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks that govern thought, behavior, and consciousness. It also explores how ...