Accumulation of clots causes some of the most severe symptoms of sickle cell disease, including strokes, kidney failure, ...

George Washington died after his physician treated his sore throat with bloodletting, but don't let that stop you from ...

All three were hooked up to machines that provided a readout of their vital signs, and all three were prepared to have a ...

From simple lifestyle changes to dietary adjustments, here are eight natural methods to help boost your circulation.

The FDA recently approved a bioengineered blood vessel, which becomes part of a patient’s body over time. It’s designed to ...

The human body’s blood circulation volume is around 1,200 times larger, with wider vascular diameters that likely reduces the potential for microplastic obstructions. At the same time ...

Each 2.54 square centimetre (a square inch) of human skin has six metres (20ft) of blood vessels. Veins hold about 65 per cent of the body's blood and have one-way valves tohelp blood move.

The human hand is one of the most staggeringly sophisticated and physiologically intricate parts of the body. It has more than 30 muscles, 27 joints alongside a network of ligaments and tendons ...

Every human ... blood, skin or brain—rack up even though the cell’s DNA-copying machinery is exceptionally accurate, and even though cells possess excellent repair mechanisms. Since the adult ...

Most of us wage war against unwanted body fat. However ... brown fat promoted the growth of new blood vessels in muscle tissue, essentially upgrading the body’s oxygen delivery system. This improved ...

Another reason symptoms may not be apparent at first is that the body has a fail-proof system called collateral circulation. Collateral circulation involves specialized blood vessels that bypass the ...