May 14, 2025 by News Staff

Naturally occurring compounds called flavan-3-ols — found in cocoa, tea, apples and grapes — may improve blood pressure and the health of our...

Mar 20, 2025 by News Staff

The primary underlying mechanisms may involve the protective effects of these diets on blood vessels and nerves, as well as their anti-inflammatory and...

Oct 9, 2024 by News Staff

In a study led by the Sapienza University of Rome, caffeine intake was positively correlated with the percentage of circulating endothelial progenitor...

Feb 21, 2024 by News Staff

Despite intensive preventive cardiovascular disease (CVD) efforts, substantial residual CVD risk remains even for individuals receiving all guideline-recommended...

Mar 22, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Daily consumption of whole cranberry powder for one month improves vascular function in healthy men and this is linked with specific metabolite profiles...

Jan 26, 2022 by Natali Anderson

A team of researchers from the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the Illinois Institute of Technology has reviewed the preclinical and clinical...

Oct 15, 2021 by News Staff

Biologists at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich have developed a method that allows tadpoles of African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) to ‘breathe’...

Apr 7, 2021 by News Staff

Drinking beetroot juice, which is rich in inorganic nitrate, promotes communities of oral bacteria associated with healthier blood vessels and brain function,...

Apr 1, 2021 by News Staff

Blood vessels were able to function better during mental stress when people were given a cocoa drink containing high levels of flavanols than when drinking...

Mar 11, 2021 by News Staff

A team of scientists at the Ohio State University has found that steady electrical stimulation generates increased permeability across blood vessels, an...

Mar 10, 2021 by News Staff

A team of researchers from the University of California, Irvine and the University of Copenhagen has found that two polyphenol compounds found in green...

Oct 12, 2020 by News Staff

The median artery of the human forearm is an example of microevolutionary changes in the internal anatomy of the human body, according to new research...

Jul 28, 2020 by Sergio Prostak

A new systematic review and meta-analysis of previous studies suggests that the consumption of chocolates at least once a week is associated with a reduction...

Jan 8, 2020 by News Staff

Long-term treatment with lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) juice lowered the already elevated blood pressure and improved the function of blood vessels...

Oct 17, 2019 by News Staff

Different groups of gigantic dinosaurs had different thermoregulatory strategies to help moderate brain temperatures in the face of high heat loads, according...

Sep 6, 2019 by News Staff

The blue-banded sea snake (Hydrophis cyanocinctus) uses a complex system of large blood vessels in its head to draw in extra oxygen when it dives and swims...

Sep 5, 2019 by News Staff

Tyrannosaurus rex, a species of carnivorous dinosaur that lived about 68 million years ago, had an internal thermostat in its head, according to a study...

Sep 2, 2019 by News Staff

A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a thread-like ferromagnetic robot that can glide through complex...

Jun 21, 2019 by News Staff

A new study, published in the June 11 issue of the journal Cell Reports, found that poly(ADP ribose), or PAR, a molecule once thought only to exist inside...

May 24, 2019 by News Staff

According to new research, levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), non-HDL and total cholesterol in U.S. youths have improved from 1999 to 2016, but...