A general view of London, England through smog on April 2, 2014. Participants had larger right and left ventricles in the heart when they lived closer to busy roads. A general view of London, England ...

The first thing you notice about Glenna Gordon’s book Diagram of the Heart is that it’s small. Small enough to fit in a coat pocket. It has a soft cover too. It is a design that purposefully mimics ...

Differences in the shape and texture of men and women's hearts could potentially explain why their risk of heart disease differs, according to research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

It's this student's anatomy of a heart that's making the rounds on social media. Remember the times we took our class tests and ended up looking at the ceiling when we didn't know an answer? Surely, ...

Your cardiovascular system consists of your heart, blood vessels and blood, which function together as a liquid transport network. This system delivers oxygen and nutrients to your body and picks up ...

As the central part of the circulatory system, the heart is responsible for pumping blood, supplying oxygen and nutrients, and removing metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide from all the tissues in ...

Scientists have discovered new insights into the structure of muscle tissue in the heart -- a finding that promises to contribute to the study of heart diseases and to the engineering of artificial ...

Benefits above and beyond the cholesterol lowering effect of statins have been reported by investigators. Statins are associated with improved heart structure and function, according to research ...

Well, this is kind of a trick question. Your heart is actually a muscular organ. An organ is a group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function. In the case of your heart, this ...