Researchers at UZH have now shown for the first time that intestinal bacteria and their metabolites can accelerate the ageing of blood vessels and trigger cardiovascular disease. Phenylacetic acid ...

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - A new small study found that healthy people who regularly smoked marijuana or ate Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) edibles showed early signs of heart and blood vessel problems ...

It looks like your eye is bleeding—but is it actually an emergency? A broken blood vessel in the eye can be startling, but it is not always dangerous. Emergency physician Jeffrey Druck, MD, explains ...

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is when your blood travels through blood vessels with more force than is considered healthy. When blood pressure is high, it can damage artery and blood ...

Systolic blood pressure measures the pressure in your blood vessels when your heart beats. Exercise can temporarily increase your systolic blood pressure. Diastolic blood pressure measures the ...

The top number (systolic – how much force is put on your blood vessels when your heart beats) is 120-129 mmHg and the bottom number (diastolic – the force on blood vessels between beats ...

The aging of the innermost cell layer of blood vessels leads to cardiovascular diseases. Researchers at UZH have now shown for the first time that intestinal bacteria and their metabolites ...

The body stores fat in the subcutaneous layer. This layer also contains collagen-rich connective tissue and a network of blood vessels and nerves. Like the skin as a whole, the subcutaneous layer ...

Each type of heart disease affects the heart and blood vessels in different ways. As a result, the blood supply reduces, and the heart receives less oxygen and fewer nutrients. In time ...

Beet juice may help lower high blood pressure (hypertension) thanks to its nitrates, which relax blood vessels, and antioxidants that fight inflammation. With around 36% of people using natural ...

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Blood pressure benefits weren’t the only good news. These foods also improved how well blood vessels function, measured through a test called flow-mediated dilation, which is how well arteries expand ...