As people get older, the muscles in their body begin to stiffen—including the heart. This can lead to a common type of heart ...

Michael Gotthardt at the Max Delbrück Center and collaborators are developing a drug to treat a common type of heart failure characterized by impaired cardiac filling. In a recent study, his group and ...

With statins altering the liver’s natural function, and alcohol needing to be metabolised, Dr Guttmann says that having too ...

A recent study linked stronger grip strength to a lower risk of developing obesity-related health conditions and early death.

Learn about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and exercise, including safety tips, guidelines, and how best to stay active with this heart condition.

When the human body gets hurt, most tissues heal—skin closes over a wound, bone heals itself. But not all organs heal that ...

A registered dietitian nutritionist discusses creatine's safety and effectiveness for cognitive and physical benefits, ...

Short bursts of exercise of around 5 minutes twice a day could help improve heart and lung function, new research suggests.

Heart attack and heart failure are two distinct but often confused cardiovascular conditions. A heart attack occurs suddenly when blood flow to part of the heart muscle is blocked, causing tissue ...

For people who don’t already exercise, short bursts of deliberate activity significantly improved cardiorespiratory fitness.

A large European study led by University Hospital Bonn (UKB) has revealed important new findings about severe myocarditis—an ...

Get to know the functions of your heart, blood vessels, and blood itself and how they work together to maintain your health.