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 ...

Heart rate is one of the most powerful—and underestimated—indicators of your cardiovascular health. Understanding how it ...

People with cardiovascular conditions have hearts that function nearly 5 years older than their actual age, while those with severe obesity show hearts functioning up to 45 years older. The left ...

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Share on Pinterest Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is one of the best things you can do to protect your heart. using MRI scans. SeventyFour/Getty Images According to new research, unhealthy lifestyle ...

Your brain holds an extraordinary secret that could change how you age mentally. Scientists have discovered that a specific type of exercise doesn’t just keep your mind sharp—it actually reverses ...

Chronological age reflects the number of years a person has lived. In contrast, biological age estimates the functional state of the body based on molecular and physiological markers, such as blood ...

Secondary aging refers to aging-related changes caused by environmental, lifestyle, and health factors rather than natural biological processes. Aging happens to everyone, but people do not age in the ...

Subtle blood pressure shifts can predict heart attacks a decade before typical symptoms emerge, according to cardiologist Dr.

Share on Pinterest The human body experiences rapid changes around age 50, according to a new study. Maskot/Getty Images Past studies show that human aging doesn’t necessarily happen at the same pace ...

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.