Dear L.L.: Home blood pressure monitoring adds a great deal of information to in-office blood pressure monitoring, since it ensures that the blood pressure is being optimally controlled. A few ...

Analyzing metabolites from routine blood draws could help doctors catch disease in early stages, then recommend preventative ...

Reduced blood flow can cause unpleasant symptoms, such as pain, muscle cramps, numbness, digestive issues and coldness in the hands or feet. In addition to those with poor circulation, athletes and ...

The University of Missouri's Cardiology Clinic in Jefferson City is now using a new, higher-precision radio isotope scan to more accurately gauge blood flow in the heart. The scan is intended to ...

Researchers have developed a laser-based device that can measure blood flow noninvasively and differentiate stroke risk based on current physiological conditions. When physicians want to know more ...

A wearable ultrasound patch could soon be saving lives, by monitoring the blood flow in hospital patients' brains. The device is only about the size of a postage stamp plus it works continuously, ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD You may need an MPV test if you show symptoms that suggest an issue with your platelet ...

Speckle contrast is a promising approach to assessing blood flow, developed to capture images of laser light scattered from blood vessels with affordable optical sensors and components. The study ...

Risk assessment Researchers from Caltech and the Keck School of Medicine at USC have created a portable laser-based headset that can estimate stroke risk. Caltech postdoctoral scholar Simon Mahler is ...