(Source: File Photo)Skin may play a surprising role in hypertension, say scientists who found that it helps regulate blood pressure and heart rate in mice. The study, published in the journal eLife, shows that skin helps regulate blood pressure and heart rate with changes in the amount of oxygen available in the environment. This affected their heart rate, blood pressure, skin temperature and general levels of activity. In the first ten minutes, blood pressure and heart rate rise, and this is followed by a period of up to 36 hours where blood pressure and heart rate decrease below normal levels. By around 48 hours after exposure to low levels of oxygen, blood pressure and heart rate levels had returned to normal.

Source: Indian Express October 26, 2017 11:26 UTC