New findings reveal a potential connection between serotonin activity and the progression of a widespread heart valve disorder. Serotonin is best known for its role in mood, but new research suggests ...

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 ...

If you ask someone how to lower their risk of a heart attack, most people can name a few steps. But if you ask how to reduce dementia risk, many would assume it is out of their control. But that ...

Robert A. Harrington, MD: Hi. I’m Bob Harrington from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, and I’m here at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in New Orleans. It’s been a great ...

Scientists have found a link between a biomarker of heart damage in middle age and higher dementia risk. Peter Cade/Getty Images Now, a new study recently published in the European Heart Journal adds ...

Scientists keep learning more about the connection between the brain and the gastrointestinal system. By Christina Caron Dr.

When you visit your doctor, do they ask about your mental health? Tara Narula, cardiologist and medical journalist, believes physicians shouldn’t ignore the mental health of their patients, and for ...

Patients diagnosed with common cardiac conditions should also be screened for dementia and depression, new brain-heart clinical guidelines recommend. The guidelines — the first of their kind in Canada ...