This is your brain on love
Feb 10, 2023
Love and attraction stimulate the release of numerous hormones, which impact physical as well as emotional health.
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Pro wrestler-in-training thrown for a loop by extra electrical pathway in her heart
Feb 10, 2023
At 21, Megan Washington found out she had Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Treatment fixed it, but she was still scared to work out. Now, she's engaged and back to regular exercise.
This is what a cardiac arrest looks like, and why you need to know
Feb 9, 2023
Confusion about cardiac arrest can slow a bystander's response at a moment when seconds matter. Here's what to look for – and why you shouldn't wait to call 911 and start CPR.
Lifelong runner and newlywed gets pacemaker to power her heart
Feb 8, 2023
Running enthusiast Jackie Ng-Osorio struggled in her 20s with a too-high heart rate after running. She eventually got a pacemaker. She's since run a marathon and shares her story to spread awareness about electrical heart issues.
Improving heart health at midlife and beyond could lower future risk of stroke, dementia
Feb 7, 2023
Changes in cardiovascular health at midlife or later – such as better diet, more physical activity and weight control – may reduce the risk of stroke and dementia later in life, new research suggests.
Former Grand Slam champion wants every tennis court to have an AED, someone trained in CPR
Feb 6, 2023
Cardiac arrest survivor Murphy Jensen is using his story to encourage everyone to get trained in CPR, and for all tennis facilities to have lifesaving devices.
Indigenous populations may have higher stroke risk
Feb 6, 2023
Indigenous people may have more strokes than non-Indigenous people, even in highly developed countries, according to new research that suggests a dire need for more data on the topic.
Bone marrow transplant may protect blood vessels in the brains of adults with sickle cell disease
Feb 6, 2023
Sickle cell disease, a blood disorder, puts adults at high risk for stroke. Bone marrow transplants could lessen or reverse blood vessel damage in their brains, new research suggests.
They married at a hospital chapel, days before the groom's triple bypass surgery
Feb 3, 2023
With their wedding date already on the calendar, Daniel Pecoraro and Lisa Siegel of Boynton Beach, Florida, were able to change venues. The honeymoon? A few months of recovery.
Genes, neighborhoods and a surprising finding on stroke risk
Feb 3, 2023
A genetic score may be able to identify higher stroke risk – but only for people living in the most privileged neighborhoods, preliminary research has found.
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