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Browsing: Heart
The heart is a vital muscular organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients while removing waste products. It plays a central role in the circulatory system and is essential for sustaining life. Researchers study the heart to understand cardiovascular function, detect and treat conditions such as heart disease, arrhythmias, and heart failure, and develop new therapies and technologies to improve cardiac health. This page features the latest scientific findings related to the heart, including insights into heart disease prevention, diagnostics, treatments, and innovations in cardiovascular medicine.
Eating chocolate at least once a week is linked with a reduced risk of heart…
The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which has been promoted as a potential treatment for COVID-19, is…
People who regularly ate tofu and other foods containing isoflavones had a moderately lower risk…
Step it up: Activity trackers and smartwatches prove useful as a research tool for insights…
A nationwide study of nearly 7,500 people who are obese or severely obese has found…
People who had the best heart health, defined as having healthy sleep in addition to…
Slow, steady increase in exercise intensity is best for heart health. For the vast majority…
Engineers design bionic ‘heart’ for testing prosthetic valves, other cardiac devices. As the geriatric population…
Brushing teeth frequently is linked with lower risks of atrial fibrillation and heart failure, according…
Landmark study presented at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions suggests the unknown products used to…
Physical activity is thought to be our greatest ally in the fight against cardiovascular disease.…
Move over, apples — new research from Penn State suggests that eating one avocado a…
Drinking small amounts of alcohol frequently is linked with a higher likelihood of atrial fibrillation…
Middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke could be…
Encouraging activity and improving diet in children is crucial to cut deaths from cardiovascular disease…
When it comes to heart disease, the health of the scaffold where cardiac cells grow…
Doctors, health organizations, and the U.S. surgeon general all agree that exercise is good for…