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A tissue structure with numerous cavities and channels against a black background. The surface appears porous and openwork. In the upper section, there is a smaller, lighter-coloured area with irregular edges.

How immune cells spur repair of the heart

The hearts of zebrafish can regenerate completely following injury. Researchers from the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) at the Max…

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Microscopic image of stained mouse heart tissue showing pink to purple cardiac muscle cells in sections where the cell bundles and cell boundaries are clearly defined and dark cell nuclei stand out as small dots.

Distinct metabolic signature found in HFpEF

Researchers of the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) based at the the Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité and the Max Delbrück Center…

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A three-panel fluorescence microscopy image of different cell types in the heart: on the left, an orange-brown image showing radially arranged fibrous structures and several bright, round cell nuclei (cardiomyocytes); in the centre, elongated cells with a green-fluorescent cytoskeleton and cell nuclei shown in grey (cardiac fibroblasts); on the right, a network of violet-fluorescent cell structures with scattered oval, grey-coloured cell nuclei (endothelial cells).

New insights into Noonan syndrome: key mechanism behind cardiac abnormalities identified

Researchers at the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) within the Stem Cell Unit at Göttingen University Hospital (UMG) have identified a…

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