A team of biomechanical engineers at the University of New South Wales, working with a colleague from Queensland University of Technology and cardiac surgeons at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, has ...

Celine Dion sings that "my heart will go on," but how many times does it actually beat in a day or even a lifetime? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

New research from Karolinska Institutet and Columbia University shows that the heart has a mini-brain - its own nervous system that controls the heartbeat. A better understanding of this system, which ...

"Understanding this system better could lead to new insights into heart diseases and help develop new treatments for diseases such as arrhythmias." The study was conducted on zebrafish, an animal ...

Aitor Aguirre receives funding from the NIH, AHA, Corewell-MSU Alliance Foundation and HVI. Aleksandra Kostina and Brett Volmert do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any ...

Your heart beats billions of times in a lifetime, tirelessly pumping blood, supporting life, and adapting to activity. Learn about its rhythms, lifespan, and importance in overall health.