The four valves of the heart prevent blood from flowing in the wrong direction, and open or close each time the heart beats. Learn more about them, here.

The heart is a complex organ that pumps blood throughout the body. It sits in the chest, slightly left of center, behind the breastbone, and between the lungs. A heart that is not healthy does not ...

Find it in your heart…to pay attention to these symptoms. Heart attacks are most common in people 65 and older, but that doesn’t mean you’re in the clear until you reach retirement age.

Although moderate drinking is widely considered beneficial for heart health, the new research suggests that, at least in some people, it could potentially disrupt how the heart functions.

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have determined the full-length structure of a blood pressure-regulating hormone receptor for the first time, uncovering how it functions, which may enable ...