The normal resting heart rate varies by age. In adults, any number between 60 and 100 beats per minute (bpm) is considered a good resting heart rate. Babies and young children have higher resting ...

You’re familiar with the feeling of your heart pounding in your chest, your blood pulsing through your veins with increasing frequency when you’re scared, stressed, or sweating it out at the gym.

While certain health metrics such as your resting heart rate or cholesterol levels may change over time, age alone doesn’t provide a complete picture of your wellbeing. For example, you might assume a ...

Your heart may be aging differently than the rest of you. And, for many Americans, their hearts might be even a decade older than their actual age, new research suggests. Heart disease is the leading ...

Almost 50% of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, putting them at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), stroke, heart attack and dementia. Unfortunately, even though their hearts are physically ...

Experts say if your heart is five or 10 years older than your actual age, that could be cause for concern. Kristen Fischer has written for numerous health publications, hospitals, and medical ...

WASHINGTON — A new heart age calculator developed by researchers at Northwestern University reveals that many Americans may be aging faster on the inside than they think. Published in JAMA Cardiology, ...