Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in people with diabetes. Now, researchers have uncovered a potential treatment.

Reducing particle pollution can save thousands of lives, but states need more data to inform better controls. An atmospheric scientist explains what data and actions are needed.

A featherlight pacemaker, powered by light and thinner than a human hair, can be implanted to regulate heart activity.

How much exercise is beneficial for the hearts of women over 60? A new study has an answer. And it's not 10,000 steps per day.

Faulty blood oxygen readings may restrict access to lifesaving treatments for Black patients with heart failure, researchers report.

People who regularly engage in significant amounts of exercise, as endurance athletes do, may develop enlarged hearts. While athletic heart is adapted for performance, it can be cause for concern.

More realistic synthetic human mini-hearts could lead to development of new therapies and drugs to treat a variety of heart-related diseases.

Weight training can improve heart disease risk factors in just 30 minutes a week, according to a statement by the American Heart Association.

On Feb. 7, 2024, the EPA strengthened the federal limit for annual levels of fine particulate air pollution, or PM2.5. Many serious health effects have been linked to PM2.5 exposure.

Supportive, stable caregiving during childhood can protect heart health in adulthood, a new study finds.