Researchers provide a comprehensive overview of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), detailing its cellular architecture, transport ...

A major international study has uncovered a new biological clue that could help predict dementia long before memory problems ...

How do cells and protein molecules respond to stress as they travel through blood vessels? Could resulting changes to these biological components impact how diseases are spread? Researchers at ...

Gravity is what holds Earth in orbit around the sun and keeps us from floating off into space. Unfortunately, it can — quite ...

Gua sha is a traditional Chinese medicine technique where a smooth stone is scraped across the skin to reduce puffiness and improve circulation.

It's normal for blood pressure to increase when you wake up. But a drastic increase could be the result of various lifestyle ...

Being sedentary at work, such as sitting in front of a work computer, led to lower blood pressure than standing for long periods. The findings are from a new study that also found that prolonged ...

Decreasing alcohol intake, even if an individual reports having two or fewer drinks per day, may have a positive impact on ...