Between 10 and 20 per cent of the Western adult population has high blood pressure. The sensation of pins and needles is caused by an impairment of blood circulation.

This is called pulmonary circulation. The left-hand side of the heart collects oxygenated blood from the heart and pumps it round the body. This is called systemic circulation. Oxygenated blood is ...

We are here at the riverbank to look at the way different animal circulation systems ... have what's called an open circulatory system. Fluid isn't enclosed inside blood vessels but is pumped ...

Stroke and clogged arteries were the main causes of heart-related death in autoimmune patients, and women died from both at ...

The mouth is often described as a window to overall health—and for good reason. A growing body of research reveals a ...

Women with the autoimmune diseases rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis may have a higher rate of death related to cardiovascular disease than men with the autoimmune diseases, according ...

Stroke and coronary artery disease were the primary causes linked to the deaths of all participants with autoimmune disease, ...