If you unwound all the blood vessels inside the body and measured their length, you might be surprised at the distance they covered: 96,560km (60,000 miles), with 644km of them inside the head.

This reduces the volume of blood that needs to pass through your blood vessels, which lowers your blood pressure. In certain situations, your body makes hormones called catecholamines. These ...

The features of metabolic syndrome are hypertension (high blood pressure), high blood sugar, dyslipidemia (abnormal levels of cholesterol and fat in the blood), and excess abdominal fat. Metabolic ...

That lowers blood pressure by reducing the total fluid in your blood vessels, almost like a garden hose that's not turned on all the way. Types of diuretics Your doctor has a few different choices ...

But that’s not always the case. Heart conditions. With Turner syndrome, you may have potentially life-threatening heart and blood vessel problems. At least 50% of people with Turner Syndrome ...

can dramatically improve patient outcomes after an acute ischemic stroke caused by a blockage in a large blood vessel, it did not improve outcomes in patients with blockages in medium-sized vessels.

Environmental biologists tested the effects of microplastics on the brains of young male mice, taking pictures of the blood vessels in their brains and observing their behavior. They found a new ...

French ship owner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has selected SALT as the naval architect and Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPMC) as the shipyard for the construction of three new service ...

Importantly, the major biomechanical properties of the heart and circulatory system, including cardiac contraction, ventriculo-vascular coupling, large artery stiffness, and microvasculature ...

Many blood blisters in the mouth develop when blood vessels just below the skin rupture. The blood from the blood vessel gets trapped under the skin, causing a blood blister to form. A rare ...

Millions of people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) struggle with unpredictable ... Medicine and Cleveland Clinic suggests that a blood test may help pinpoint which foods worsen IBS ...