If this story was about anyone other than Jennifer Garner, there is absolutely no way I would have written it. What happened ...

The pope warns against the “idolatry of profit that sacrifices the weak“ and “the pretense that a single language—even a digital one—can translate everything.” ...

Longevity, the length of human life, is the subject of growing scientific and commercial interest. Click here to read more.

Type 2 diabetes doesn’t just raise the risk of heart disease—it physically reshapes the heart itself. Researchers studying donated human hearts found that diabetes disrupts how heart cells produce ...

The heart’s constant beating may actively suppress tumor growth in cardiac tissues, a new study reports. This is because cellular pathways in these tissues alter gene regulation in cancer cells to ...

When you get up out of a chair, your blood pressure instantly increases to compensate for the movement and keep you from fainting. For decades researchers thought neurons called baroreceptors in ...

On March 31, the American Heart Association released its new guidelines for how to follow a heart-healthy diet. The group updates its advice every five years to reflect the latest data on how diet and ...

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Even a one-hour shift can unsettle circadian rhythms and raise stress hormones, particularly for people already living with heart disease or chronic sleep deprivation. A person reaches for an alarm ...

The Monday after we "spring forward" for daylight saving time isn't just another sleepy morning at the office. Research shows it's one of the most dangerous days of the year for your heart. Studies ...