The heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is always at work. It pumps blood through arteries to deliver oxygen to organs and ...
With The Heart Is a Muscle, first-time feature filmmaker Imran Hamdulay examines fatherhood, violence, and the emotional inheritance passed down through generations. While the story is fictionalized, ...
When heart muscle gets damaged, the result is often permanent. Unlike other muscles in the body, the heart has long been believed to lack the ability to heal itself. But recent research suggests that ...
The heart is a muscle like no other, beating 60 to 100 times per minute on average, around the clock. But when it grows weak, it can lead to serious problems: from debilitating shortness of breath and ...
South Africa competes in this year’s Best International Feature race with The Heart Is a Muscle, the debut feature from filmmaker Imran Hamdulay. The film follows Ryan (Keenan Arrison), a young father ...
The heart is a very resilient muscle. Scientists observed heart muscle cells regenerating in mice studies after a heart attack. Their heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, were observed dividing ...
The heart is a muscle like no other, beating 60 to 100 times per minute on average, around the clock. But when it grows weak, it can lead to serious problems: from debilitating shortness of breath and ...
The start of a new year always inspires healthy resolutions, but few of us stop to think about how our goals impact heart health. According to Emily McGrath, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart ...
We are all creatures of habit, tending to follow whatever routine seems the most doable. We forget that this scenario also applies to exercise, which can leave the body out of balance.