A new study has found that during exercise, the vagus nerve, essential to the body’s ‘rest and digest’ response, has a more important role in heart function than we thought. The findings could be ...

A New Brunswick biochemistry professor is using fish to better understand the impact that taurine — an amino acid — could ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, a large team of researchers from the United States (U.S.) used single-cell ribonucleic acid (RNA) sequencing combined with high-resolution ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists are searching for medications that will have fewer side effects for people with heart failure. Orlando/Getty Images Heart failure is a potentially dangerous condition ...

In the first long-term and real-world reflective study of its kind, scientists have uncovered new detrimental health impacts of the artificial sweetener aspartame that echoes those found in shorter ...

A new study suggests that aspartame consumption may be linked to decreased heart and brain function. The artificial sweetener ...

The heart is a powerful but delicate organ: after a heart attack, damaged tissue loses its ability to contract effectively and to conduct electrical impulses that help it beat, potentially leading to ...

Increasing ketone supply to the heart in mice with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) allowed their hearts to utilize more ketones and produce more energy, according to preliminary ...

Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) successfully performed the hospital's first-ever heart and liver dual ...