In a paper published in the January issue of Circulation Research , the investigators report that pravastatin mobilizes bone marrow progenitor cells—blood stem cells that are able to transform into ...

In a heartbeat, cardiac muscle cells contract to push blood out to the body, then relax to allow the heart to fill again. This is possible because muscle proteins are organized into sarcomeres ...

Researchers have identified a crucial growth factor, BMP7, capable of stimulating cardiac muscle cell proliferation and regeneration, potentially offering new treatments for heart injuries.