Each 2.54 square centimetre (a square inch) of human skin ... population has high blood pressure. The sensation of pins and needles is caused by an impairment of blood circulation.

Short bouts of higher-intensity exercise were found to make "clinically meaningful" improvements in blood pressure, according to a new study published in the journal Circulation.

This short film offers a look at respiration and a tour around the circulatory system and digestive system in the human body, through blood vessels and into mitochondria. There is a detailed ...

This short film takes us on a journey around the circulatory system using the example of a baby's first breath. A live water birth is shown and real life images combined with CGI to illustrate the ...

Researchers have made significant strides towards restoring brain function after someone has suffered a sudden cardiac arrest ...

Discover incredible facts about life that are perfect for science lovers. These facts blend biology, physics, and more to ...

Throughout human history, people around the ... This fist-size muscular organ drives the circulatory system, pumping oxygenated blood throughout the body. It may speed up or slow down depending ...

The human body, with all its powers ... carried in the blood vessels and pumped by the heart. The blood vessels and the heart make up the circulatory system, which also conveys foodstuffs and ...

Researchers around the world are working to grow heart valves, lungs and more from human cells ... help a host of people who deal with circulatory-system problems. One of the companies furthest ...

Scientists have figured out how to revive the brains of a pig almost an hour after it had died and circulation had ceased and then were able to sustain ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Students seeking scientific medical knowledge at Mississippi State University now have a cutting-edge ...