Apple Watch Wearers Invited to Do Something Good for Their Hearts, Win New Award

Apple Watch Wearers Invited to Do Something Good for Their Hearts, Win New Award

You can win the achievement on Valentine's Day

Twitter and Vine Replace Star with Heart Icon

Twitter and Vine Replace Star with Heart Icon

Twitter loves the heart, unfaves the star

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 30th, 2015
6-Year-Old Is Living with Her Heart Outside of Her Chest

6-Year-Old Is Living with Her Heart Outside of Her Chest

The organ is only protected by skin, can be seen beating

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 21st, 2015
The Hearts of Men and Women Age Differently, Study Finds

The Hearts of Men and Women Age Differently, Study Finds

It's the main pumping chamber that ages differently

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 23rd, 2015
Study: Coffee Is Safe for the Heart, Doesn't Cause Palpitations

Study: Coffee Is Safe for the Heart, Doesn't Cause Palpitations

There is no evidence coffee might trigger hectic heart beats

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 15th, 2015
Sit Too Much and Odds Are You'll Get Liver Disease

Sit Too Much and Odds Are You'll Get Liver Disease

Study finds evidence sitting too much affects the liver

Watch: Heart Beating Outside of a Body Is Oddly Mesmerizing

Watch: Heart Beating Outside of a Body Is Oddly Mesmerizing

Fair warning, this is not for the faint of heart

Watch: Here's How Big a Blue Whale's Heart Really Is

Watch: Here's How Big a Blue Whale's Heart Really Is

Spoiler alert: it's pretty big, freakishly so

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 19th, 2015
World's First Artificial Heart on Display at the Smithsonian

World's First Artificial Heart on Display at the Smithsonian

In 1969, this machine kept a patient alive for 65 hours

Biointerfaces Has Developed a Chip to Mimic Heartbeats Using Gravity

Biointerfaces Has Developed a Chip to Mimic Heartbeats Using Gravity

Saving lives using one of Universe's fundamental laws

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 15th, 2015
People Who Don't Get Enough Sleep Risk Heart Attack, Also Stroke

People Who Don't Get Enough Sleep Risk Heart Attack, Also Stroke

Sleeping disorders correlate with poor cardiovascular health

17th-Century Woman Found Buried with Husband's Heart Next to Her

17th-Century Woman Found Buried with Husband's Heart Next to Her

Her husband's actual heart, valves and muscle and all

3-Year-Old Girl Dies After Her Parents Let Her Drink Coffee

3-Year-Old Girl Dies After Her Parents Let Her Drink Coffee

The coffee caused the girl to experience cardiac arrhythmia

This Woman Is Living with a Hole the Size of a Lemon in Her Brain

This Woman Is Living with a Hole the Size of a Lemon in Her Brain

Medical experts found the hole when the woman was 26 years old, say there is nothing they can do to fix it

Dark Chocolate Is Kind of like Coffee, Can Keep You Alert

Dark Chocolate Is Kind of like Coffee, Can Keep You Alert

Researchers say dark chocolate acts as a stimulant, activates the brain and can help people stay focused

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 25th, 2015
Here's What Happens to Your Body When You Run a Marathon

Here's What Happens to Your Body When You Run a Marathon

Most marathon runners shrink by about 1 centimeter (about 0.4 inches), lose 2 to 3 pounds (roughly 1 to 1.4 kilograms)

Meet Cardio Brisket, the Calf Born with Its Heart in Its Neck

Meet Cardio Brisket, the Calf Born with Its Heart in Its Neck

The calf was born at a farm in Pennsylvania, US, in early March, appears to be in good health condition

 
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