Researchers have discovered that microscopic structural changes in the aging heart may help prevent irregular heartbeats. The discovery challenges the idea that all age-related heart changes are ...

Daily cocoa extract supplements reduced key inflammation markers in older adults, pointing to a role in protecting the heart.

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Virginia Tech researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have discovered that microscopic structural changes in the aging heart may reduce the risk of irregular heartbeats.

Our heart never takes rest, beating more than 100,000 times a day and yet it’s something we constantly ignore. As you get ...

Our bodies do not age at a uniform rate. The speed at which one organ ages can differ greatly from another due to a range of ...

Aging seems to occur in a linear fashion throughout the human lifespan, from childhood to the "golden years," but a new study has revealed one specific turning point when aging starts to accelerate in ...

Virginia Tech Professor Steven Poelzing (at right) led a study published in the journal JACC Clinical Electrophysiology that challenges the idea that all age-related changes in the heart are harmful.