This article from ScienceDaily illustrates a recent medical study where researchers at Washington University have identified and imaged language areas of the brain in recovery after stroke.

This site has information for people at risk of a stroke as well as those who have previously suffered from one.

Kids learn about the science of Blood and the Heart. The Human bodies energy delivery system.

What is cardiac risk assessment? What is included in cardiac risk assessment? How is the lipid profile used? These questions and more are answered in this competent site.

In this lesson plan site, the students will learn about the circulatory system and perform an experiment where they take their pulse after various activities.

Find a timeline of important medical inventions of the 20th century. Inventions include the first electrocardiograph, the first kidney dialysis machine, the first plastic contact lens, and the first artificial heart.

In this concise site, students investigate the source of the sounds of the heart. Contains related connecting links.

In this site, students investigate the sounds of the heart, construct a stethoscope, and investigate the workings of valves.

In this interactive site, students will measure and calculate heart rates and determine the amount of blood pumped by their heart.

Students measure their pulse rate and explore how heart rate is affected by various activities.

This website describes the function of various drugs used in the treatment of congestive heart failure. It also defines the disease.

Use this site to find out why your body needs blood with this quick fact sheet. You can also try an experiment with your pulse.

A detailed description of how cardio and aerobic workouts can enhance a healthy livestyle. Brief sections concerning the history of aerobics, its function, benefits, types of workouts and other matters of consideration.

Article that explains what two things control our blood pressure. Part of a larger page on Mathematics and Blood Flow. Includes a quiz on pressure difference and resistance at bottom of the page.

An introduction to the different regions of the heart, along with a description of the hearts function. A good overview site.

An introduction to the form and function of the lungs, including the bronchioles and alveoli.

Read about how your heart works and learn about the different parts of the heart.

Learn about Thomas Fogarty, inventor of the embolectomy catheter, a "device [that] allows a thin balloon to be inserted into a patient's artery and guided through an occlusion." Read about the invention's impact and the inventor's career.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the pathways of the pulmonary and systemic circulations.

Learn how our body works at this personal site from a fourth grade teacher. Colorful graphics and lots of fun facts.

In July 2001, a major advancement in medical science was made. Find out about the first completely implanted artificial heart that totally replaced the function of the human heart. Read about what the AbioCor is and view a video on the...

In this interactive map, learn how life expectancy, obesity, hypertension, and physical activity rates have changed dramatically throughout the United States over the last three decades.

Site offers an internet WebQuest on phytochemicals and a healthy diet. Provides internet resources to aide the user in their quest for knowledge.

This abstract from the American Stroke Association discusses the importance of education in the stroke community. Support groups are important partners in stroke education. German study