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How exercise protects the heart
Although it is widely known that regular exercise makes for a healthy heart, scientists believe they have shown why this might be.
It encourages new blood vessels to grow to supply muscle fibres and ultimately switches the muscles into aerobic metabolism.
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How stress triggers heart attack
Scientists believe they have found some vital clues to how stress can trigger a heart attack in vulnerable patients.
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Finger test 'spots heart disease'
A fingertip test could detect patients in the earliest stages of heart disease, US scientists have claimed.
A study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found it detected early signs of disease in patients which conventional tests missed.
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Protein stops heart attack damage
A protein produced by the heart during its development could be used to repair heart attack damage, research suggests.
