A good night's sleep does more than just help you feel rested--it might literally clear your mind. A new study shows how deep sleep may wash away waste buildup in the brain during waking hours, an ...

There is a reason that January has been observed as Blood Donor Month since President Richard Nixon proclaimed it more than ...

Deep sleep may clear the brain of toxic waste via a process driven by norepinephrine, a molecule that creates rhythmic blood vessel contractions.

A team of UVM scientists led by University Distinguished Professor and Chair of Pharmacology Mark Nelson, Ph.D., from the ...

One type of blood test can check your thyroid function. A butterfly-shaped gland in your neck, it has a lot of jobs to do. One of them is to help with the flow of sex hormones. This test can check ...

Men who currently use or have a history of using anabolic androgenic steroids exhibit impaired myocardial flow reserve, indicating coronary microvascular dysfunction. This impairment appears to ...

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To measure blood pressure: A cuff attached to a monitor is placed on your arm. An air pump inflates the cuff until blood flow stops at the brachial artery—the major artery found in your upper arm. As ...

“The production process is simple. Aggregates (Martian regolith) bind together through contact with human serum albumin (HAS), a protein found in blood plasma,” they write. The team theorizes ...

can block blood flow and cause serious complications, even death. A large study found that greater exposure to long-term air pollution was linked with increased risks for blood clots that can ...

Scientists from RMIT University and the Doherty Institute have developed a new blood test that could screen cancer patients to help make their treatment safer and more effective. "Patient-specific ...

This gene flow left non-African populations with 1-2% Neanderthal ancestry, contributing beneficial traits like immune resilience and skin pigmentation. The study also identified Neanderthal ...