The brain and vagus nerve play a key role in exacerbating tissue damage after a heart attack, but there are ways to block it.

Your circulatory system works all day, every day, to pump oxygen throughout your body. There are cardiovascular conditions that can impact this system. Your circulatory system, also known as your ...

Science reveals that your lower legs act as a secondary circulatory pump, pushing blood against gravity to protect your heart ...

After a century of progress that cut deaths from cardiovascular disease in half, momentum has stalled. Heart disease and stroke remain the leading causes of death worldwide, mortality rates are ...

FRANCE — Did you know that, long before anyone else, Leonardo da Vinci called into question Galen's description of how the heart works? This is just one of the many interesting tidbits featured in ...

HIIT can help improve speed and power, but longer, steadier workouts that you can do regularly, like swimming and rowing, are ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say there are numerous reasons depression can cause heart disease in women. Elizabeth Livermore/Getty Images Researchers are reporting that women who are diagnosed with ...

For years, many men have assumed that heart attacks are a problem for their 50s or 60s. New research upends that timeline, ...