Emma WilkinsonHealth reporter, BBC News Fluctuations in blood pressure could be more important than consistently high readings as a warning sign for stroke, researchers have said. Current guidelines focus on the need to lower blood pressure levels to reduce the risk of stroke. It means...

Emma WilkinsonHealth reporter, BBC News Temporarily stopping blood flow in the arm prevents damage in people having a heart attack, a Danish study has shown. It is thought the procedure "kick-starts" natural mechanisms in the heart to counter the lack of oxygen. In a study of...

Personalised blood tests which could track whether cancer treatment is working or if the disease has come back have been developed by US researchers. The test identifies tumour DNA "rearrangements" which are specific to the individual patient. In the future, this "genetic...

More than 55% of multiple sclerosis patients have been found to have constricted blood vessels in their brains, a US study says. The preliminary results are based on the first 500 patients enrolled in a trial at the University of Buffalo. The abnormality was found in 56.4% of MS Patients and...