A trial to test whether so-called c-kit cardiac stem cells, first reported by Piero Anversa, could help patients with chronic heart failure has been halted in light of suspicion surrounding his work.

Harvard and Brigham and Women’s Hospital disavow the work by former faculty member Piero Anversa.

A mouse study adds to the growing body of work disputing the ability of progenitor cells to regenerate muscle tissue in adult mammals’ hearts.

Having pioneered the study of muscle physiology in mammals, she uncovered how ion channels enable muscle movement.

Among 11 infants treated to date, most survived and their heart function improved.

The extracellular matrix appears to inhibit regeneration; but scientists debate whether heart muscle really comes back.  

Cardiologists have found a way to cool the human heart in a localized way to help reduce muscle damage from heart attacks. 

Research in human patients and mice reveals the role of the circadian clock in the risk of heart damage at different times of day.

From guiding branching neurons in the developing brain to maintaining a healthy heartbeat, there seems to be no job that the immune cells can’t tackle.