The brain and vagus nerve play a key role in exacerbating tissue damage after a heart attack, but there are ways to block it.

In mice, blocking heart-to-brain signals improved healing after a heart attack, hinting at new targets for cardiac therapy.

So, he and his colleagues induced heart attacks in mice and examined responses in the vagus nerve, which carries signals between the brain, heart and digestive system. After a heart attack, vagus ...

Researchers discovered a feedback loop between nerve cells, the immune system and the heart. They think it shows promise as a ...

A heart attack is a life-changing event physically, mentally, and emotionally. While modern treatments have improved survival rates significantly, the period immediately following a heart attack is ...

A newly discovered collection of neurons suggests the brain and heart communicate to trigger a neuroimmune response after a heart attack, which may pave the way for new therapies ...

SEATTLE — A groundbreaking study reveals that more than 99% of people who suffered cardiac events like heart attacks or strokes already had "nonoptimal" levels of at least one common risk factor, ...

HOUSTON, Texas – Researchers at UTHealth Houston have uncovered important insights about how the time of day impacts heart attacks, and what that means for treatment and prevention. Heart attacks ...