The American Heart Association is trying to healthy hearts –especially for women – by introducing Go Red for Heart program.

Scientists from the University of Minnesota have successfully created a beating heart in a lab. The team was led by Dr. Doris Taylor, director of the University's Center for Cardiovascular Repair, used a process called "decellularization" in which the hearts were taken from newborn rats and stripped of their cells.

University of Minnesota researchers have created a beating heart in the laboratory.

“Tattooing” the heart with tiny implantable oxygen sensors is just one of dozens of concepts being presented by scientists during an international conference hosted by The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health during last Fall.

Thirteen/WNET New York presents The Mysterious Human Heart, a new PBS series from filmmaker David Grubin that explores the body's perpetual motion machine and how we cope with coronary diseases, to premier October 15, 2007

The Heart, Diabetes, And Weight Loss Centers of New York

Cardiac implantable pacemakers' work can be disturbed by iPod music devices, because iPods interfere with the electromagnetic heart equipment.

Female rainbow trout prefer carbohydrates and tolerate lower oxygen levels better than males. The heart is one of the most energy demanding organs of the human body. Its failure to function properly accounts for 600,000 deaths each year.

First Controlled Large-Scale Intervention Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) Trial in a Japanese Population, JIKEI HEART Study Demonstrates Significant Reduction in Blood Pressure and Protection of Organs with Valsartan.

The American Heart Association's 20th Annual Metropolitan Detroit Heart Ball, presented for the sixth year by General Motors, broke a national organization record on Saturday raising $2.1 million for cardiovascular disease research.

Women who initiate hormone therapy closer to menopause tend to have a reduced risk of coronary heart disease compared to women who begin treatment further from menopause, but researchers did not find this reduced risk was statistically significant, according to a study in the April 4 issue of JAMA.

America is facing an epidemic. Despite numerous studies showing the negative effects of obesity on everything from heart disease and diabetes to possible links with cancer, one in five American children is obese. However, a collaborative program sponsored by the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor community teaches children healthy habits and offers hope for a healthier future. And results from a new study suggest that the program is working.