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 ...

After a heart attack, the body rapidly floods the injured heart with neutrophils - white blood cells that help repair damage ...

New research published in The European Journal of Endocrinology shows that increased total body fat mass and abdominal fat mass from late adolescence to early 20s, but not from the childhood period ...

Looking to strengthen your heart? This full-body exercise provides cardio and strength benefits.

We all know that the heart, along with the brain, is the most important organ for the body that is responsible for pumping blood. However, there exists a "second heart" as well, which functions inside ...

Heart health is about more than just the heart itself. It’s a two-way street between the heart and the rest of the body. However, many U.S. adults aren’t aware of the connection between organs.

Dehydration may lead to heart palpitations. Without enough fluids, the heart works harder to pump blood, causing an increased heart rate and irregular heartbeats. Heart palpitations from dehydration ...

The role of the body clock is often overlooked when it comes to the functioning of the heart. A top doctor explains the ...

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s easy to forget one of the largest health challenges we face remains the global obesity epidemic. World Health Organisation data shows obesity has nearly tripled in ...

New research from the UC Davis School of Medicine and collaborating institutions solves the mystery of how mutations in the ...