Until now, there have been two sorts of studies, one of whether triggers do exist, the other looking at the biology of patients. This is the first study to combine the two things.

In principle, we could be testing people, but it is premature to do that at the moment. There were no differences in temperament and background between the two groups. And even people who have emotional triggers experience emotions a lot more than they have heart attacks.

Patients need to realize that they would still benefit greatly from regular physical activity.

I like to think that I've got determination, and I'm fiercely protective of the people I love.

Part of being a fiction writer is being able to imagine how someone else is thinking and feeling. I think I've always been good at that.

There are two perspectives on the oil sands. You have companies that want to make it the next Saudi Arabia. The other is that it's a transitional resource to a low-carbon economy, and to regard it as anything else is to drain the continent's financial resources.