Chimps Suffer Same Heart Condition That Kills Young Athletes

Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 16:30 in Biology & Nature

In chimpanzees, researchers have identified the same hidden heart disease that has been blamed for the sudden deaths of basketball players, soccer players and other young athletes on the field. A study looks at two teenage chimps that died in a U.K. zoo.

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