Cardiologist Bob Harrington talks to Mitch Elkind, chief science officer for Brain Health and Stroke at the AHA, about the ...

Arteries become clogged. Blood flow is restricted and oxygen is cut off. The result is a heart attack, the world's leading ...

Heart attacks are often thought of as a plumbing issue, the result of a blockage preventing blood from flowing through one of ...

Researchers discovered a feedback loop between nerve cells, the immune system and the heart. They think it shows promise as a ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified a brain-immune system pathway that could potentially ...

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 medical research indicates that the heightened risk of heart disease observed in patients with depression or anxiety ...

Heart disease and stroke are perceived as two different conditions of health, however, they have a close and dangerous relationship with one another, particularly in high-risk patients. The underlying ...

CLEVELAND — Major medical organizations have released updated guidelines for preventing and managing high blood pressure, emphasizing earlier treatment and lifestyle changes to reduce risks of heart ...

Lower cardiac output has been tied to poorer cerebral blood flow (CBF) in the temporal lobes of older adults without heart failure, a finding that adds to a growing body of research linking heart ...