The heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is always at work. It pumps blood through arteries to deliver oxygen to organs and ...

The human heart, a powerful, fist-sized organ, is the hardest working muscle in the body. It works 24/7, pumping blood through vessels (its partner in the makeup of the circulatory system), so oxygen ...

An international research team has uncovered a new insight into human evolution by comparing humans' hearts with those of other great apes. An international research team from Swansea University and ...

The heart is well-placed in the upper torso to serve the major organs, which are arranged like satellites around it. It isn’t displaced as far to the left as some people might imagine. However, it is ...

How the human body shuts down after death from the brain to the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and even tissues and why some organs remain viable for donation long after life ends.

A new review shows that the benefits of cardiovascular health extend from head to toe. By Nina Agrawal Doctors have long endorsed a handful of practices that protect against heart disease, the leading ...