Animals and humans share a profound and often unexplainable bond. From Jane Goodall’s groundbreaking work with Tanzanian chimpanzees to Dian Fossey’s unforgettable rapport with mountain gorillas, ...

Dying of a broken heart was just a figure of speech until 2002 when Hikaru Sato and his colleagues at Hiroshima City Hospital described it in a study. Sato named the condition takotsubo cardiomyopathy ...

A rare condition known as "broken heart syndrome" is usually brought on by an emotionally devastating or stressful event. But now, a new study from Europe reveals the condition can also be brought on ...

Sadness can break your heart — and so can happiness, as it turns out. An international research group has identified 20 individuals whose heart muscles seized up and temporarily stopped working after ...

Dying of a broken heart was just a figure of speech until 2002 when Dr Hikaru Sato and colleagues at Hiroshima City Hospital described it in a study. Sato named the condition takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

Happy events can trigger a heart condition known as takotsubo syndrome, according to new research. Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is known as 'broken heart syndrome.' Now, for the first time, researchers ...