Atherosclerosis: The fatty buildup of plaque in the artery walls, that causes the arteries to harden and narrow until blood cannot pass properly. Enhancing leg circulation primarily hinges on engaging ...

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

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

Test preparation platform Unacademy has revised its employee stock option plan policy (ESOP), sharply reducing the time available for former employees to exercise their vested options. Under the ...

Edtech company Unacademy has amended its employee stock option (ESOP) scheme, sharply reducing the window for former employees to exercise vested stock options to 30 days—from a period of up to 10 ...

Painful cramps in the legs that get better with rest can be a sign of poor circulation. Skin color changes, such as appearing pale, bluish, or gray, indicate poor circulation. Brittle nails and hair ...

Researchers are shifting focus from large arteries to microvessels, where nitric oxide activity may signal early circulatory ...

Steffini Stalos, DO, FCAP, is a pathology and lab medicine physician. She is also the chief medical officer of the lab consultancy firm Blood Associates, LLC. Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

Although constipation and diarrhea may seem like opposite problems, they both hinge on the same underlying issue: how much fluid moves into the gut. These common issues affect millions of people in ...