Day and night, the muscles of your heart contract and relax to pump blood throughout your body. When blood returns to the heart, it follows a complicated pathway. If you were in the bloodstream ...

The man, who was in his 40s and suffering from severe heart failure, was also the first person to leave the hospital with a ...

For decades, replacing a failing human heart meant waiting—often desperately—for a donor. But in a hospital in Sydney, that paradigm has begun to shift. Last November, surgeons at St Vincent’s ...

It also shows how the pacemaker cells restart her heart after the surgery. This short film is from the BBC series, Inside the Human Body. The 3D footage brings the topic to life and would enhance ...

Spending time in space and having an unrivalled view of planet Earth is an experience many of us dream of.However, the human ...

The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart The titanium BiVACOR total artificial heart was invented by Queensland-born Dr Daniel ...

Like any other muscle, the heart doesn’t need to work as hard ... “Space is just not very hospitable to the human body,” said Emmanuel Urquieta, vice chair of aerospace medicine and ...

The human body is, on average, 60 percent water ... When you add that to keeping your heart strong, your emotions steady, and your memory sharp, who doesn’t want to make sure they get enough water?

In addition to causing several types of cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV) appears to bring a significantly increased risk of heart disease and coronary artery disease, according to a new study.

The human heart is a vital organ that pumps blood through the body. You probably don't even think about it, but your heart is always working — it beats about 100,000 times a day, which adds up ...