Most people have never heard of the soleus muscle, a small but mighty muscle present in the calf that makes up about 1% of our total body mass. Nicknamed "second heart", this often-overlooked muscle ...

A powerful muscle in the lower body quietly supports the heart’s work every single day. Experts say it plays a far greater role in circulation and vitality than most people realise. Every step taken, ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

Painful cramps in the legs that get better with rest can be a sign of poor circulation. Skin color changes, such as appearing pale, bluish, or gray, indicate poor circulation. Brittle nails and hair ...

A joint research team led by Professors Jaesok Yu, Hoejoon Kim, and Sanghoon Lee of the Department of Robotics and ...

The see-through amphibians have an amazing strategy for hiding while asleep—one that could advance our understanding of blood clotting. The organs and developing eggs of a female glass frog, ...

It’s hard to picture a creature so immense that a person could stand inside one of its arteries, yet that’s the reality of ...

Heart slice culture is a technique that allows researchers to study the structural and functional properties of heart tissue in a controlled laboratory setting. This technique involves slicing thin ...

TransMedics Group (NASDAQ:TMDX) operates within the medical-technology landscape through its commercial-stage system designed ...

Human heart cells and tissues grown in the laboratory from stem cells promise to accelerate the development of drugs and treatments for heart disease, but they currently take weeks or months to grow.