Walking regularly helps lower blood pressure by improving heart and vascular health. You don’t need 10,000 steps—benefits start as low as 3,000 to 5,000 steps a day. Consistent walks are more ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 900,000 people are affected by blood clots each year, and 100,000 of those affected die as a result. The most common type of blood clot is ...

Blood clots that occur within veins or arteries can cause serious health problems. Certain exercises and stretches can help prevent blood clots. Blood clots typically affect veins in the arms, legs, ...

Sugar, often considered a delightful indulgence, plays a significant role in our daily lives. Its presence is ubiquitous, from sweet treats to hidden sugars in processed foods. While it can enhance ...

When you sit quietly for a moment listening to your heart pump blood through your body, do you think about blood vessels as a firehose drenching your organs and brain with red blood cells full of ...

Most people have never heard of the soleus muscle, a small but mighty muscle present in the calf that makes up about 1% of our total body mass. Nicknamed "second heart", this often-overlooked muscle ...

New research from Murdoch University's School of Allied Health and Health Futures Institute has found that wearing blood flow ...

Researchers demonstrated that speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS) can be used for cuff-less blood pressure monitoring. The new system can acquire measurements from the wrist or finger.