Your body has more than 60,000 miles of blood vessels. And it's important that every mile is a well-paved highway or byway that allows your blood and the oxygen, nutrients, minerals, enzymes, hormones ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a condition that causes a clot in a vein (often in your legs), can sometimes develop without warning—especially when you’re traveling or seated for long stretches at a time ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Exercise with lower extremity blood flow restriction may improve strength-related outcomes in athletes. Most ...

To reduce the likelihood of consequences caused by impaired blood flow, scientists from Lithuania have worked together to develop an ultrasonic foot stimulation device that can non-invasively improve ...

Cold weather can increase blood pressure by causing blood vessels to constrict. Hypertensive patients must follow lifestyle ...

“Blood vessels stiffen and vasodilation becomes less responsive,” says Dallas. “Peripheral circulation slows, especially in ...

Cognitive functions, also known as intellectual functions, encompass thinking, understanding, memory, language, computation, and judgment, and are performed in the cerebrum. The prefrontal cortex (PFC ...

Chronic conditions such as hypothyroidism, anaemia and diabetes can all increase sensitivity to cold in older adults by affecting the body’s ability to generate and circulate heat.