Human physiology researchers at the University of Mississippi continue to make strides in studies of blood flow restriction that provide
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More than one drink a day may raise high blood pressure risk in adults with type 2 diabetes
Drinking eight or more alcoholic beverages a week may increase the risk of high blood pressure (also called hypertension) among
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Exploring connections between ovarian cancer and blood cells
Dr. Abhishek Jain, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Medical Physiology in the College
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Abnormally high blood sugar linked with higher risk of death in COVID-19 patients not previously diagnosed with diabetes
New research from Wuhan, China shows that, in patients with COVID-19 but without a previous diagnosis of diabetes, abnormally high
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Midlife blood pressure during exercise predicts later heart disease
(HealthDay)—Higher blood pressure (BP) during exercise and impaired BP recovery after exercise in midlife may be markers of subclinical and
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Brothers in arms: The brain and its blood vessels
The brain is our most energy-hungry and metabolically active organ. It is responsible for our thoughts, ideas, movement and ability
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Researchers find TEG test can identify undetected blood clots in COVID-19 ICU patients
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are recommending that all COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU undergo a thromboelastography (TEG)
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Cumulative doses of oral steroids linked to increased blood pressure
Cumulative doses of oral steroids in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases are associated with increased hypertension (blood pressure) for those
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MRI shows blood flow differs in men and women
Healthy men and women have different blood flow characteristics in their hearts, according to a new study published in the
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Blood pressure drug linked to lower risk of gout
Affecting more than 7 million adults in the United States, gout is characterized by a sudden onset of pain, swelling
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