Recent studies uncovered an association between anxiety disorders and the impaired functioning of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), a protective layer comprised of endothelial cells that regulates ...

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 ...

This is because the body transforms nitrates into nitric oxide, which dilates blood vessels. A scientific review, published in Frontiers in Nutrition in 2022, looked at seven studies on the ...

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 tiny plastic particles are gobbled up by immune cells, travel through the bloodstream and eventually become lodged in blood vessels in the brain. It’s not clear whether such obstructions ...

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 ...

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 ...

Black grapes take care of our platelets, cholesterol, oxidative stress (an imbalance between antioxidants and free radicals), blood vessel (vascular) health, lipids in the blood, and blood pressure.

Blood pressure is the force applied to your arteries (the major blood vessels that carry blood to our essential organs) as blood is circulated around the body by the heart. It is measured by your GP ...

mainly after anesthesia when the blood vessels dilate. "This recall was initiated based on a customer complaint from a pharmacy after observing a visible black particulate matter found in a single ...

The aim is to improve care for those affected, which are predominantly young ... Blood Vessel-Like Coating Could Make Medical Devices Safer for Patients Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have ...