During vigorous exercise, heart muscle cells take a beating. In fact, some of those cells rupture, and if not for a repair process capable of resealing cell membranes, those cells would die and cause ...

The field of cellular biology has seen increasing interest in the interactions between subcellular organelles, particularly ...

Wits scientists have engineered a nanosystem that delivers bedaquiline, an essential drug for drug-resistant TB, through the heart’s protective membrane to treat lethal TB pericarditis, overcoming a ...

When the flow of blood to the heart is blocked, heart cells don't get enough oxygen and begin to die; this is a heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction. Though there are some treatment ...