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Exercise could help mend a broken heart, a study has revealed.

"Broken heart syndrome" - officially known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy - often leads to a premature death in someone who has recently lost a loved one.

A world-first trial looked at whether the impact bereavement has on the heart could be reversed through cycling, running, swimming or therapy.

Celebrities said to have died from a broken heart include Sinead O'Connor who passed away in 2023 - 18 months after the suicide of her 17-year-old son, Shane.