Your blood vessels and major arteries carry blood throughout the body and supply it to vital organs and tissue. When the pressure at which blood travels gets increased, it begins to damage artery ...

Keep reading to learn more about the range of effects this stimulant has on your body. Adderall is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant. This class of drugs helps boost mood, alertness ...

When a person stops smoking, their body begins to heal almost instantly. Quitting smoking can lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of lung and heart cancer. The timeline for seeing the ...

The body is physically preparing to fight to defend itself or flee from danger. While this stress response system in our body has evolved to protect us, in most cases, we don’t need that extra ...

A mental illness, such as depression or anorexia, can affect body weight and overall function. It is important to approach “health” as a whole, rather than as a series of separate factors.

(Courtesy MNB Architecture) Memphis’ Medical Education and Research Institute is growing, but it needs additional storage space to accommodate that growth, including whole human body donations.

Alveoli are the endpoint of the respiratory system. When you breathe ... How many alveoli are in the human body? One cubic millimeter of lung tissue contains around 170 alveoli. Human lungs have a ...

The Dutch system of collective labour agreements (CAO) is showing signs of strain and needs urgent maintenance, employers’ organisation AWVN has warned in a new position paper calling for reforms and ...