Emotions might come from the brain, but they often hit us in the heart. That’s particularly true for grief, especially the shattering, life-altering kind; the tsunami of anguish that follows a loved ...

Real-life experiences mirror the Takotsubo effect in unexpected ways. Like the octopus trap, life’s challenges may confine us momentarily, subjecting us to periods of discomfort and vulnerability.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The “broken heart syndrome,” also known as “Takotsubo cardiomyopathy,” or “stress induced cardiomyopathy,” or ...

Hollywood glam and the dull realm of human physiology seldom align. Based on information provided by the big screen we would think, for example, that people could scale buildings and leap rooftops, ...

Scientists in Switzerland have for the first time identified a tangible link between how different areas of the brain communicate with each other, and Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), a rare heart condition ...

When you think of a broken heart, you may imagine cheesy movie tropes that accompany a bad breakup, like eating entire tubs of ice cream or crying until you’ve made yourself sick. But a real-life ...

Dr. Jeffrey Wilkinson said the emotional stress and elevated heart rates of Blue Jays fans watching the World Series could ...

Bird Electron loves rolling out the crazy little speakers and such for your listening pleasure. The company's newest pair, the Takotsubo speakers, are modeled on Japanese fisherman traps. In this form ...

A PET owner suffered a GENUINE broken heart and nearly died because of devastation at the loss of her beloved pet dog. Joanie Simpson, 62, was airlifted to hospital after suffering chest pains a day ...

The time following a breakup or the death of a loved one is unquestionably painful, but can you die of a broken heart? It's been a question on many people's minds lately following the death of Debbie ...