For more than 25 years, lab-on-a-chip technology has allowed researchers to model human organs and blood vessels using real ...

Using magnetic cameras, researchers at Linköping University have examined blood flow in an artificial heart in real time. The results make it possible to design the heart in a way to reduce the risk ...

A research team led by Matthew Nystoriak, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical research and translational medicine at Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI), has uncovered groundbreaking ...

Valvular regurgitation is when blood flows backward through the chambers of your heart. It can be mild and not cause symptoms, or it can be life threatening. Your heart is a muscular organ that ...

A small new study adds to the evidence that microplastics can accumulate in the body and are tied to higher levels of ...

Coronary flow reserve (CFR) is a key sign of coronary artery disease, namely how the coronary arteries that feed blood to the heart may adapt to various physiological situations such as exercise, ...

Your heart is a powerful muscle that works every second of your life. It pumps blood filled with oxygen and nutrients to ...

Myocardial ischemia is a drop in blood flow to the heart. Myocardial infarction, or heart attack, occurs when death or damage occurs in the muscle tissue of the heart due to low blood supply. The ...

Most people think of circulation as a heart problem. But your body is actually giving you signals about blood flow all day long, and temperature is the most obvious one. The same system that makes ...