Vitamin A metabolism, adipose tissue as an actively secreting endocrine tissue and cerebral venous abnormalities are areas of active study regarding the pathophysiology of idiopathic intracranial ...

Here, we argue that the classic definitions of preeclampsia, based on concepts that are now more than 50 years old, have become outdated and that the definition could be modernized to take account of ...

Systolic blood pressure decreases by at least 20 mmHg upon standing Diastolic blood pressure decreases by at least 10 mmHg upon standing Orthostatic hypertension—in contrast to orthostatic ...

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. (A.A.d.O., F.S., M.E.G., R.K., A.Q., C.-L.M.C., S.T.D.) Women and Children’s ...

Adequate Sleep Significantly Reduces the Risk of Hypertension in Adolescents Nov. 11, 2024 — Adolescents who meet the recommended guidelines of nine to 11 hours of sleep per day were shown to ...

While many head out for a walk after hearty meals, others prefer walking on an empty stomach, thinking that it will burn more ...

Preeclampsia (PE) is a complex, multisystem disorder that remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in pregnancy. Four main classes of dysregulation accompany PE and are widely considered to ...

Figure 1. Pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a syndrome with heterogeneous etiology and a spectrum of phenotypes. It may appear at varying gestational ages with different degrees of ...

The pathophysiology of pre-eclampsia is complex and involves various pathways and mechanisms that are interlinked. There is ongoing research to help us further understand this condition and try to ...

Rarely associated with obvious symptoms, hypertension can result in heart disease, vascular disease, stroke and/or chronic kidney disease Body-to-brain communication profoundly affects physiology ...

az.vub.ac.be Accumulating evidence suggests that stellate cells are involved in the regulation of the liver microcirculation and portal hypertension. Activated hepatic stellate cells have the ...