What fuels the beating heart?
Study reveals nutrients used by normal and failing hearts.
A team led by scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania...
COVID-19 immunity could last for at least 5 months
SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) antibodies persist for months after infection, a new study shows.
One of the most significant questions about the novel...
Scientists show a molecular dance that keeps your heart beating
It might look like a little game at the molecular scale.
Filament-like proteins in heart muscle cells have to be exactly the same length so...
5 tips on intimacy during COVID-19 pandemic
The need for physical distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19 may make it feel impossible to maintain an intimate relationship during the pandemic,...
COVID-19 antibodies can provide long-lasting immunity, study shows
One of the most important questions about the novel coronavirus is whether people who are infected are immune from reinfection and, if so, for...
Scientists make significant COVID-19 drug breakthrough
In a new study, researchers have found a new inhalation treatment for preventing the spread of COVID-19 is potentially far more effective than currently...
This diabetes drug may help treat heart failure, study shows
Drug empagliflozin was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2014.
It limits renal sugar resorption and is the first drug in the...
Scientists find a cause of blood clotting, severe COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 is the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
It is currently not known why some individuals develop only mild or no symptoms when infected, whilst others...
Some heart disease patients have low risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms
Adults and children born with heart defects had a lower-than-expected risk of developing moderate or severe COVID-19 symptoms, finds a study of more than...
The curve is fattening, not flattening. What can we do?
A deadly virus killed hundreds of thousands of Americans in just a few months.
Health officials made rules to stop its spread, but those rules...