Every step taken, every stretch made, a hidden muscle in the legs is hard at work. It doesn’t just help with balance or movement; it supports one of the body’s most vital systems, circulation. Experts ...

Ever fly Economy and felt like you were being tortured by the seat? It turns out that you're not being fussy, the seats ...

Researchers at Nevada have discovered that tiny particles in the blood, called extracellular vesicles (EVs), are a major ...

When Paul Tafforeau saw his first experimental scans of a COVID-19 victim’s lung, he thought he had failed. A paleontologist by training, Tafforeau had been laboring with a team strewn across Europe ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) technology has relative contraindications in haemorrhagic disease but remains an effective therapeutic option for the treatment of pulmonary haemorrhage ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are rare blood types beyond the eight most common ones, and researchers have discovered one more that brings the total count to 49. Blood type A(B) is caused by a four gene mutations and was ...

The see-through amphibians have an amazing strategy for hiding while asleep—one that could advance our understanding of blood clotting. The organs and developing eggs of a female glass frog, ...

As a kid, Laura Rohe seemed to be continually ill: pneumonia, sinus infections, skin lesions. “I was the sick child” resting on the couch while her siblings played, she recalls. At age 14 she was ...

What makes someone a "morning lark" or a "night owl?" Why does jet lag hit us so hard, and why do some people struggle each ...