Maintaining a stable heartbeat is critical for survival. Your heart must constantly adapt its output to meet changing demands for oxygen and nutrients. Traditionally, scientists have attributed this ...

New research from Karolinska Institutet and Columbia University shows that the heart has a mini-brain - its own nervous system that controls the heartbeat. A better understanding of this system, which ...

The heart is one of the most hardworking organs of the body. But most people often don’t think about it. Here are some ...

The heart has long been thought to be controlled solely by the autonomic nervous system, which transmits signals from the brain. The heart's neural network, which is embedded in the superficial layers ...

A new lab-grown material has revealed that some of the effects of aging in the heart may be slowed and even reversed. The discovery could open the door to therapies that rejuvenate the heart by ...

Assistant Professor Jennifer Young (right) and PhD student Avery Rui Sun (left), who are from the College of Design and Engineering at the National University of Singapore, image heart cells (orange) ...

A made-in-Calgary 4D heart model is transforming treatment for heart failure patients having a specialized pacemaker inserted ...

Accurately measuring electrical signals and calcium levels in the heart can lead to earlier treatment of potentially fatal conditions, such as heart attack or congestive heart failure. Calcium plays ...

A new study reveals that encapsulated heating methods, an often-used heat simulation method, significantly increase heart rates and cardiac strain compared to natural heat exposure like those ...

While everybody's heart has an absolute chronological age (as old as that person is), hearts also have a theoretical "biological" age that is based on how the heart functions. So, someone who is 50 ...

One in 3 adults reports not getting the approximately seven hours of recommended sleep per night. That may be sustainable for ...