Can a Credit Card-Sized Monitor Help India Battle Its Heart Disease Epidemic?
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in India. Neha Rastogi's portable electrocardiogram wants to end that.
Cardiovascular Disease
A Branch of Medicine
New research finds areas that experience a massive die-off of trees also suffer from an increase in cardiovascular disease.
For Women, Divorce Increases Risk of Heart Attack
Re-marriage lowers cardiovascular risks for divorced men, but not for divorced women.
Study: For Couples, Mutual Ambivalence Increases Cardiovascular Risk
New research finds plaque build-up in the coronary arteries of older couples who expressed mixed feelings about one another.
Playing Music May Lower Blood Pressure
New research from the Netherlands finds neurocardial differences between young musicians and their non-musical peers.
Mother's Travails May Appear in Offspring's DNA
Puzzled over health complications more persistent among African Americans than in other Americans, researchers invoke epigenetics.