You may have heard of the mind-body connection: the broad concept that thoughts and feelings, especially those related to stress, can influence physical health. Mohamad Alkhouli, M.D., an ...

The connection between brain, mental, and cardiovascular health needs considerable more attention, argues Maureen Hood, PhD, RN, Uniformed Services University. With 30 years of experience working with ...

Your heart has its own nervous system, a whole network of neurons. New research is shedding light on how it works.

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- You may have heard of the mind-body connection: the broad concept that thoughts and feelings, especially those related to stress, can influence physical health. Mohamad Alkhouli, M ...

Did you know about the heart-brain connection? Several shared risk factors can affect the health of both organs.

We speak of “butterflies in the stomach,” a “racing heart,” being “choked up” or needing to “catch our breath.” Language routinely treats emotion and thought as though they inhabit the body. But why ...

It's pretty hard to feel calm when your heart is racing. It's also true that when you are feeling calm your heart is typically not going a mile a minute. A key thing here is the passage and awareness ...

Scientists explore how heart health may influence Alzheimer’s risk. Emory University researchers travel to India to build on the long-running CARRS study, which has tracked the health of thousands of ...

“Think with your heart” is often dismissed as sentimental nonsense. Yet modern science reveals that the heart is not merely a mechanical pump but an intelligent organ that influences our decisions, ...