Researchers led by Dr. Roberto Goya-Maldonado at the University Medical Center Göttingen have identified a rapid ...

Deep breathing exercises can physiologically calm the body by lowering heart rate, releasing muscle tension and changing skin ...

When these tiny blood vessel pulses become excessive, they may interfere with the brain’s “glymphatic system,” a recently identified network that clears away waste such as beta-amyloid, the protein ...

Even when blood pressure is well controlled, older adults whose blood pressure fluctuates widely from one heartbeat to the next may be at greater risk for brain shrinkage and nerve cell injury, ...

A revelatory new study has uncovered alarming evidence about how poor sleep patterns may permanently alter our brains, with particularly concerning implications for people managing high blood pressure ...

Simon Fraser University researchers hope that a brain vital-sign test becomes as routine during a doctor's check-up as taking a blood pressure or heart rate measurement. SFU researchers, led by ...

When you start moving, your heart rate spikes, blood flow changes, and your brain becomes more alert. A woman begins her morning workout, a critical time when the body and brain rapidly adapt to meet ...

The heart beats around 100,000 times a day, yet most people rarely think about how fast, or how efficiently it’s working, ...

Scientists have unveiled the strongest evidence yet that a combination of diet, exercise and brain training can improve thinking and memory in older Americans. A study of more than 2,100 sedentary ...

Everyday speech can tell you a lot about the state of the brain. A study by the University of Toronto, York University, and ...

For decades, scientists have searched the brain for the origins of consciousness. But according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews by researchers Anil K.

A noninvasive neuromonitoring technology uses broadband near-infrared spectroscopy to measure concentrations of oxidized cytochrome c oxidase (oxCCO), a metabolic mitochondrial enzyme linked to ...