The heart is the seat of emotion. The heart is the symbol of love. Our language is full of words and terms that tie the heart to love, or the opposite. You’re all familiar with the term heartthrob, ...

On March 5, 2015 the Moscow Times reported that Gvidon, a mute swan, died of depression at the Limpopo Zoo a few months after his life partner, Tsarevna, was cruelly killed by a zoo visitor. Why is ...

Dying from a broken heart may sound dramatic—but it’s very much a real thing. If you’ve ever experienced a heartbreak so great that it causes your heart excruciating physical pain, you may actually be ...

Getting over a broken heart is never easy, especially in the social networking age, when photos of you and your ex in happier times remain plastered on your friends' Facebook pages. Worse, recent ...

My talented colleague Todd Martens spent much of the past year living — and reporting — this story on the science of heartbreak, how it affects our brains and can alter our bodies. I can’t think of ...

There really isn’t much of a recipe for a broken heart. We all find our own tools, our own strategies, on a path that’s rarely straightforward… or easy. “Heartbreak is a life experience that you have ...

However, the mechanisms by which mental states might influence the immune or cardiovascular systems are still not well understood. Asya Rolls, a neuroscientist at the Technion – Israel Institute of ...

When a close loved one dies, normal emotional trauma is accompanied by a greater risk of heart attack. But short-term preventive drug therapy may reduce the odds of experiencing this “broken heart,” ...

Happy endings are nice and all, but even the most idealistic among us know they don't always last. Sometimes, the happy ...

Stevie Wonder has released his first new single in nearly four years, a melodic, soulful pop ballad called “Can We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart.” As its title suggests, the song offers a plea for ...

WHO BUT THE HARDCORE HATERS AMONGST US DID NOT WEEP for the Charleston Nine, and for our nation? I had tears on a few occasions this past week, and much reflection. And sadness, pervasive sadness. It ...