On a family vacation, 14-year-old Jaden Hartley discovered he needed a heart transplant after experiencing this symptom. Now ...

From Black history to cancer prevention research, to random acts of kindness, the heart, which is yet another cause of the ...

A rare inside look inside a cardiac lab — rare, because, once it opens, it’s too sensitive to bring a camera in. It’s ...

The revolutionary BiVACOR heart device was moved to Phase 2 of FDA trials after success in five human patients.

Tucked in the basement of the Mayo Building on the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus sits a detached, beating ...

If you’ve ever wondered what the inside of your body looks like, a local exhibit will give you a close-up look at the organs, bones, muscles, and more that make up ...

In a surprising discovery, scientists have found that the heart possesses 'sweet taste' receptors, similar to those on our tongues, and that stimulating these receptors with sweet substances can ...

Scientists are starting to understand more about the small heart muscle fibers that Da Vinci showed in his illustrations over ...

Medtronic uses them to develop blockbuster devices. A beating pig heart on Jan. 21, 2025, at the University of Minnesota's Visible Heart Lab in Minneapolis. At the U's heart lab, millions of ...

Every year, more than 5 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with heart valve disease, but this condition has no ...

A 3D endoscopic camera developed about six years ago has made minimally invasive surgery more accessible for Rochester-area ...

Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists ...