Every year, more than 5 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with heart valve disease, but this condition has no effective long-term treatment. When a person's heart valve is severely damaged by a ...

For high-risk patients with heart complications, open-heart surgery isn’t always the safest option. Now, doctors at Tucson Medical Center are working to provide effective, and less invasive, ...

Many RNA-binding proteins have a modular structure and are composed of multiple repeats of a few small domains. By arranging the domains in various ways, these proteins can satisfy the diverse ...

Enzymes help with specific functions that are vital to the operation and overall health of the human body. They help speed up chemical reactions and are essential for respiration, digestion, muscle ...

Human mutations in Notch signalling components have been implicated in several forms of congenital cardiovascular disease, including cardiac outflow tract defects (jagged 1, notch 2), aortic valve ...

Jason Fernando is a professional investor and writer who enjoys tackling and communicating complex business and financial problems. Natalya Yashina is a CPA, DASM with over 12 years of experience in ...