Reptilian embryos frequently develop under naturally low oxygen conditions, encountered in the buried nests of many species. Emerging research has demonstrated that hypoxic exposure during critical ...

Exposure to high levels of the body’s primary stress hormone – cortisol – in preterm fetuses can disrupt normal heart development, potentially increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease in later ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rising cardiovascular disease rates in developing nations could threaten economic development and a concerted effort by governments, business and aid groups is needed to address ...

Although cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are well known throughout the world, their form and the burden they cause change as a country undergoes economic development. Developing countries begin with a ...

Mingfu Wu, associate professor at the UH College of Pharmacy, reports in Cardiovascular Research about his finding of the heart develeopment in utero and how spongy heart disease may be caused in the ...

This important work identifies phlda2 as a specific marker for primordial cardiomyocytes in the adult zebrafish heart and demonstrates their essential role in myocardial morphogenesis and coronary ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a natural mechanism that protects the heart from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), a serious condition in need of effective ...

New research in Sweden has produced a "blueprint" revealing how the human heart is built during prenatal development. It offers insights that could lead to improved prenatal care and new treatments ...

Having explored how the heart is formed in utero, a researcher is reporting how cells and molecules act during that early formation and what might cause the heart disease called left ventricular ...