The central nervous system has a key role in regulating the circulatory system by modulating the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, pituitary hormone release, and the baroreceptor reflex ...

Blood pressure modulates a person's tendency to worry and can be associated with a "tranquilizing" effect when elevated. This is indicated in a new study that reflects how we can implicitly learn to ...

New insight into how cells sense blood pressure could present better targets for treating hypertension. The baroreceptor reflex is a fascinating medical phenomenon. The reflex is controlled by ...

New research suggests that young women with a family history of high blood pressure (hypertension) have decreased baroreflex function, which may increase their risk for hypertension later in life. The ...

Background: Epidemiologic studies suggest a positive association between fine particulate matter and arterial blood pressure, but the results have been inconsistent. Objectives: We investigated the ...

What is the name of the physiologic mechanism (reflex) that is thought to cause sinus arrhythmia? The Bainbridge reflex (atrial reflex) occurs when the heart increases in response to an increase in ...

Two proteins -- PIEZO1 and PIEZO2 that sense blood pressure and help control the baroreceptor reflex have been discovered by scientists at Scripps Research. The baroreceptor reflex is a fascinating ...