We explore the connection between the heart and brain — how an irregular cardiac rhythm can increase the risk of stroke and ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- You may have heard of the mind-body connection: the broad concept that thoughts and feelings, especially those related to stress, can influence physical health. Mohamad Alkhouli, M ...

Recent research published in Circulation Research provides evidence that a specific molecule produced by gut bacteria can ...

The discovery comes from the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, published in Science Translational Medicine. Results demonstrate that restoring the connection between the heart and the right vagus ...

Heart attacks are often thought of as a plumbing issue, the result of a blockage preventing blood from flowing through one of the heart’s major thoroughfares. But scientists studying the heart’s ...

Arteries become clogged. Blood flow is restricted and oxygen is cut off. The result is a heart attack, the world's leading cause of death. The conventional approach to studying and treating these ...

Most of us are aware of how our brain communicates with our heart. For example, when we start jogging, our brain signals our heart to beat faster. Fear, stress, or even the sight of a long-lost love ...

Emotional well-being has a direct impact on heart health. Stress management is one way to help keep your heart happy. We tend to think of the brain and heart as two very separate things — the ...

Did you know that having heart disease ups your risk of dementia by 27% and a third of Alzheimer's disease related dementias can be attributed to modifiable coronary risk factors such as high blood ...