heartbeat
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The heart is regulated partly by the autonomic nervous system, a network of nerves that automatically manages essential functions such as heartbeat, breathing, and digestion.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
She was 59 when she collapsed during a Christmas holiday in Spain, lost consciousness, stopped breathing and had no pulse or heartbeat after suffering a cardiac arrest.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Gym rats can check their body composition of fat and muscle, people with heart issues can get their heartbeat captured, and mole owners can get their moles mapped to 0.1 mm.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
For blood pressure, experimental alarms use the familiar “lub-dub” of a heartbeat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
There was almost no time at all, a blink of the eye, a heartbeat or two, before a frothing mass of black and dark, dark gray exploded from the empty space.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
The study, published in Autonomic Neuroscience, uncovered a striking left-right difference that may one day improve treatment strategies for irregular heartbeats, chest pain, angina, and stress-induced 'broken-heart' syndrome.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Put tiny versions into cardiac patients to regulate heartbeats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
Symptoms including dizziness or light-headedness, fainting, noticeable heartbeats, chest pain and shortness of breath.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
If left unchecked, dehydration can cause more serious complications, such as fainting and irregular heartbeats.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025
Within a few heartbeats, the gates groaned shut behind them.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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