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The rising prevalence of cardiovascular disease is largely due to inactivity, poor diet and stress. Given this backdrop, as a biokineticist, I recommend four things to help your heart.

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have discovered that the gut's rhythmic muscle movements could help explain how blood vessels in the brain expand and contract together.

During his regular checkup, a 9-year-old clouded leopard named Masala undergoes a procedure to get a tiny heart monitor implanted under his skin at the Smithsonian's Conservation Biology Institute in ...