The heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is always at work. It pumps blood through arteries to deliver oxygen to organs and ...

Heart Fights Cancer: According to new research, this continuous heartbeat not only helps in maintaining life, but it can also ...

According to a new study published in the journal Science, the mechanical load from the constant beating of the heart might ...

The heart's constant beating may actively suppress tumor growth in cardiac tissues, a new study reports. This is because ...

Scientists may have discovered another way the human body tries to protect itself from cancer. New research on mice suggests ...

A new study found that the beating heart can suppress cancer cells through mechanical force. The findings may explain why ...

Heart failure is a serious condition that affects millions of people around the world. It happens when the heart cannot pump ...

The chambers of the heart operate as a ‘double-pump’ system for the body’s circulation. In coordination with valves, the chambers work to keep blood flowing in the proper sequence. The chambers on the ...

The mechanical load from the constant beating of the heart could be helping in consistently suppressing the growth of cancer cells, according to a new study, which offers an explanation as to why ...

Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD, is the director of the Sarver Heart Center and chief of the Division of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine at the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson. According to the ...