The image above is from a 63-year-old woman whose targeted-ultrasound demonstrated an irregular mass detected by a screening ...

Type 2 diabetes is closely tied to heart attacks and strokes, and the risk does not stay static – it rises year by year. A study from Karolinska Institutet adds an important detail to that picture: it ...

Nitric oxide doesn’t get the hype of collagen or NAD+, but it plays a central role in blood flow, energy, and how well the ...

High blood pressure and body mass index, or BMI, may be directly linked to the increased risk of developing vascular dementia ...

The discovery fundamentally changes the understanding of a structure in the avian eye that has been misinterpreted for centuries.

Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal ...

By analyzing brain activity in mice, they determined that a fat molecule called PIP2 acts as a brake on Piezo1. When brain ...

Four-year-old Ellie Rudd – who loved mud and getting dressed up and having dance parties with her brother and sisters – died January 6, after the flu and a co-infection with an adenovirus turned into ...

These underground rodents are the first mammals found to actively choose air with lower-than-normal oxygen levels. Their ...

Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen levels (hypoxaemia) give higher readings for patients with darker than lighter skin tones, finds the ...

Scientists have discovered that a part of the brain may be behind high blood pressure. The lateral parafacial region sits in ...

Scientists have discovered that a part of the brain may be behind high blood pressure. The lateral parafacial region sits in ...