A Massachusetts man’s fateful switch to licorice candy seems to have sent him to an early grave. In a case report pub…

In a new paper this week, doctors at the Mayo Clinic say they’ve uncovered the cause of a mysterious heart condition…

Part of avoiding heart disease might involve brushing your teeth, suggests a study published this week. Researchers…

A group of indigenous people in Bolivia are famous for their healthy hearts, but a new study shows that they are…

The human body has plenty of nifty tricks to keep itself alive for as long as possible, and scientists still haven’t…

There are lots of things you can do to keep your heart healthy and hopefully live longer. But a new review suggests…

Some kinds of sitting around are worse for your heart than others, at least according to a new study out today. The…

Switching from red meat to chicken to keep your cholesterol down may not be a great strategy, according to a new…

Taking a morning stroll can do wonders for your blood pressure, according to a study out Wednesday, especially if…

It’s safe to say that the dangers of cannabis have long been overhyped by moral crusaders and the war-on-drugs crew.…

Though it resembles a coral, root system, or some other kind of growth, the above photo actually depicts a…

It might take less alcohol than we think to damage the heart and shorten our lifespans, suggests a new study publishe…

Researchers have identified the Tsimane people as having the healthiest hearts in the world. As expected, diet and…

On December 2nd, 1982, Barney Clark became the first human to receive an Jarvik-7 artificial heart. Suffering from…

Whyyyyyy, Twitter? Why are you messing with a good thing? Today, Twitter replaced the age-old favorite star with a…

Although the sex-induced heart attack is a staple of fiction (I’m looking at you, Downton Abbey), in real life it’s…

Though it may not look at all like the muscle in your chest, this heart-on-a-chip can beat like the real thing. A…

It pumps blood. Duh. Well, for most of history, people were unsure what the heart's main function was. Even Leonardo…

The world is one step closer to a future where tiny ship-like vessels travel through our veins and fix our health…

This pendant isn't just shaped like the human heart on the outside; when you open it up, the ventricals and blood…