Heart failure symptoms have been reversed in patients with a new pacemaker that changes how the heart is fuelled.

A pacemaker could help reverse symptoms of heart failure by encouraging the heart to use more efficient fuel, according to ...

Innovative symbiotic transcatheter pacemaker harvests heart motion energy for lifelong pacing. Learn how this could transform ...

A pacemaker is a small, battery-powered device that controls the heartbeat. Our heartbeats are controlled by a highly efficient, biological electrical system that ensures our heart steadily pumps ...

An experimental, leadless pacemaker housing is able to partially recharge the device’s battery by generating electrical energy from heartbeats. The device generated about 10% of the energy needed to ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

CHICAGO — One person’s used pacemaker is another person’s treasure. A program to refurbish used pacemakers could expand access to the lifesaving devices. In a clinical trial of nearly 300 people, ...

A new injectable, temporary pacemaker could help correct a heart arrhythmia in an emergency. This nanoparticle gel can regulate the heart’s electrical signals for up to five days before dissolving ...

"Mechanical and electrical energy are linked and can be exchanged back and forth," said lead study author Babak Nazer, M.D., an associate professor of medicine at the University of Washington in ...