This article is part of a series on recent advances in the science and medicine of longevity. Research by scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham may herald a breakthrough in the ...

This story on artificial hearts is part of an extended series on Regenerative Medicine. For other stories on this topic see williamhaseltine.com and search for Regenerative Medicine. My definition of ...

No one wants a broken heart, especially around Valentine’s Day. Physicians know that being emotionally broken-hearted or suffering grief can cause your heart to undergo changes. Broken heart syndrome ...

On March 5, 2015 the Moscow Times reported that Gvidon, a mute swan, died of depression at the Limpopo Zoo a few months after his life partner, Tsarevna, was cruelly killed by a zoo visitor. Why is ...

The heart is the seat of emotion. The heart is the symbol of love. Our language is full of words and terms that tie the heart to love, or the opposite. You’re all familiar with the term heartthrob, ...

Novel technology returns cardiomyocytes to a stem cell-like state to promote their proliferation and regeneration in an in vitro study. Researchers at the University of Houston (TX, USA) have ...

Research found that experiencing a breakup was associated with significant increases in psychological distress and declines ...

My talented colleague Todd Martens spent much of the past year living — and reporting — this story on the science of heartbreak, how it affects our brains and can alter our bodies. I can’t think of ...

Knowing the songs isn't knowing the whole story with "The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," the HBO documentary you probably didn't know you needed. That's because this infectious film goes ...

Most of us are our own worst enemy when our heart is broken. We cling on to the hope that our former love will come to their senses and return to us; we make needy, desperate calls to them in the ...

Martin Stephenson was 15 the first time his heart was broken. It, however, wasn’t at the hands of a teenage flame. Instead, the damage occurred when he was thrown out of a band for being, in his words ...