Winter’s up ahead, and low temperatures cause blood vessels to constrict and increase blood pressure (BP). The question is how these mechanical changes in blood vessels are translated to the brain?

The baroreceptor reflex is a fascinating medical phenomenon. The reflex is controlled by specialized neurons that react in just a fraction of a second to keep blood pressure fairly consistent. For ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have determined the location of natural blood-pressure barometers inside our bodies that have eluded scientists for more than 60 years. These ...

The precise mechanism of primary hypertension has not yet been explained, although dysfunctions in mechanisms regulating vascular tone, both directly and indirectly, have been pinpointed as exerting a ...

The baroreceptor-inspired MN skin patch. (A) Device. (B) Anode MN structure. (C) Device under stretching (scale bar: 1 cm). (D) Pressing-controlled release using the device (red bar is the ...