For years, doctors have relied on familiar vital signs—heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and oxygen levels—to monitor someone's health. But researchers at the University of Missouri believe one ...

Human health is influenced by many factors: diet, exercise, family history, and — believe it or not — gravity. The Earth’s ...

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to every other organ, and blood-forming stem cells must make about 200 billion new red blood cells each day to keep the oxygen flowing. For many years, ...

A study indicates that consuming cocoa can improve cardiovascular health, particularly for young adults who spend long hours ...

EPFL researchers have invented a remarkably small and ultraflexible neurovascular microcatheter. Powered by blood flow, it ...