When the liver is damaged, bilirubin builds up in the bloodstream and causes the skin and the whites of the eyes to turn yellow. This yellow color is often first seen on the face, hands, and feet.

“The eyes are the window to the soul—and they’re also the window to the body,” says Douglas Wisner, MD, an ophthalmologist ...

Blood vessels are essential to nearly all tissues, delivering nutrients and oxygen, regulating hemostasis, and modulating ...

Blood vessels grown in the lab in just five days could quickly prevent the tissue damage that can occur after an accident ...

There are more than 100,000 people on organ transplant lists in the U.S., some of whom will wait years to receive one – and some may not survive the wait. Even with a good match, there is a chance ...

When someone has high blood pressure, or hypertension, it results in changes to the walls of their blood vessels. This ...

A team led by the University of Sydney has identified red blood cell rupture at dying endothelial sites as a primary driver ...

Ice and heat therapy can both offer pain relief. Icing an injury can help reduce swelling, while heat can help relax tight ...

It remains less clear whether the deposition of lipids in the vascular wall and development of atherosclerotic lesions alone contribute to vessel stiffness ... important to underscore that a reduction ...

This diagram shows the pathways cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) takes as it flows from the brain’s surface through facial lymphatic ...

Once considered an 'old person’s disease', stroke is now striking youth as young as 16. This shift is driven by a mix of ...