Vasovagal syncope is the most common type of fainting, a temporary loss of consciousness. It's a condition that happens when your blood pressure and heart rate suddenly drop, delivering less oxygen to ...

Syncope is a transient loss of consciousness and postural tone followed by spontaneous recovery without therapeutic intervention. It is a common clinical problem, the origins of which are often ...

Episodes of fainting are mostly dismissed as those due to stress, fatigue, or dehydration. Sometimes, even when you do not eat properly, you may feel unconscious, but doctors have a different take.

Fainting or blacking out, also known as syncope, is a temporary loss of consciousness due to insufficient blood flow to the brain. Dreamstime/TNS You may have heard that people who feel faint should ...

Picture this: you’re standing in line at the grocery store when suddenly you feel dizzy, nauseous, and before you know it, you’re waking up on the floor with concerned strangers hovering over you. If ...

Dysautonomia is a broad term for conditions that range from fainting to more serious life threatening conditions. Some are quite common, and some are extremely rare. Dysautonomia is a nervous system ...

A newly discovered pathway between the heart and brain may explain why healthy people faint. The pathway appears to carry signals from the heart's lower pumping chambers to an area of the brainstem ...

Melbourne, Australia - Contrary to some previous reports, new research involving twins suggests that genes probably do play an important role in vasovagal syncope (VVS) [1]. The new study, which ...

While nearly 40% of the population will faint in their lifetime, until now scientists have not known the exact mechanism at play when we experience that brief, terrifying lack of consciousness. That ...