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Blood Vessels are tubes through which the blood circulates in the body. Blood vessels include a network of arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins.

Monoclonal antibody inhibits tumor growth in angiosarcoma and breast cancer

A monoclonal antibody targeting a protein known as SFPR2 has been shown by researchers at the University of North Carolina to inhibit tumor growth in pre-clinical models of breast cancer and angiosarcoma.

20 Apr 2013

Shc plays key role in activating and controlling Erk

A protein which is intimately involved in cancer-promoting cell signaling also keeps a key component of the signaling pathway tied down and inactive, a team led by scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports this week in Nature Structural Molecular Biology.

20 Apr 2013

Drug that targets phosphate does not improve CVD measures in patients with mild kidney disease

High phosphate levels in the blood carry increased heart-related risks, but taking a drug that targets phosphate does not improve cardiovascular measures in patients with mild kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

19 Apr 2013

New combination therapies with anti-sickling capabilities needed for sickle cell disease

Pain is an undeniable focal point for patients with sickle cell disease but it's not the best focus for drug development, says one of the dying breed of physicians specializing in the condition.

18 Apr 2013

Research: High sugar levels can damage body’s elastic proteins

High sugar levels in the body come at a cost to health. New research suggests that more sugar in the body could damage the elastic proteins that help us breathe and pump blood. The findings could have health implications for diabetics, who have high blood-glucose levels.

15 Apr 2013

Genes for blood vessel growth in retina are "switched on" by SRF protein

Normal functioning of the eye depends on a proper supply of blood to the retina. Light entering the eye passes through the cornea, the lens, and the vitreous body before reaching the retina, where it stimulates the nerves.

9 Apr 2013

New two-step immunotherapy approach offers new hope for ovarian cancer patients

As many as three quarters of advanced ovarian cancer patients appeared to respond to a new two-step immunotherapy approach -- including one patient who achieved complete remission -- according research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that will be presented today in a press conference at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 (Presentation #LB-335).

8 Apr 2013

Study sheds light on stem cell technique for treatment of common bleeding disorder

Scientists have shed light on a common bleeding disorder by growing and analysing stem cells from patients' blood to discover the cause of the disease in individual patients.

6 Apr 2013

Growing working blood vessels may help offer treatments for diseases that affect circulatory system

One of the major obstacles to growing new organs—replacement hearts, lungs and kidneys—is the difficulty researchers face in building blood vessels that keep the tissues alive, but new findings from the University of Michigan could help overcome this roadblock.

5 Apr 2013

Overexpression of miR-155 promotes growth of blood vessels in tumors and metastasis

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have determined that the overexpression of microRNA-155 (miR-155), a short, single strand of ribonucleic acid encoded by the miR-155 host gene, promotes the growth of blood vessels in tumors, tumor inflammation, and metastasis.

4 Apr 2013

Women experiencing still birth are more likely to develop blood clots, says study

Women who have suffered a still birth or have medical conditions including varicose veins, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or heart disease are at greater risk of developing dangerous blood clots after giving birth, a study has revealed.

3 Apr 2013

Study suggests drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration

A new study raises the intriguing possibility that drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration, a blinding eye disease. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in Americans over 50, shares a common link with atherosclerosis.

3 Apr 2013

Targeting cholesterol metabolism in eye may prevent age-related macular degeneration, says study

Targeting cholesterol metabolism in the eye might help prevent a severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), one of the most common causes of blindness in older Americans, according to indications in a study in mice, which was supported by the National Institutes of Health.

3 Apr 2013

Texas surgeon performs groundbreaking robotic laparoscopic procedure on pregnant patient

Performing surgery on a pregnant patient is a delicate matter. Risks to both mother and baby must be carefully weighed in every decision a surgeon makes. Recently, at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, a surgeon performed a groundbreaking robotic laparoscopic procedure on a 35-year-old pregnant patient whose cervix was too short to sustain a pregnancy.

30 Mar 2013

Environmental enrichment increases endogenous cell migration, facilitates functional repair

A team of Korean researchers investigated whether "environmental enrichment" can improve the neurobehavioral function of six week-old mice after transplantation of adipose-derived stem cells to treat hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, and found that brain repair (neurogenesis) was aided in some animals through exercise-induced fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2), a strong pro-angiogenic factor.

28 Mar 2013

Researchers complete phase II clinical trial of dasatinib for patients with higher-risk MDS

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have completed a phase II clinical trial to determine the safety and efficacy of dasatinib for patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, or acute myeloid leukemia resulting from MDS and have failed treatment with azanucleosides.

21 Mar 2013

Combination of HUCBCs and Simvastatin offers promising therapy for stroke: Study

Researchers at the Henry Ford Health System (Detroit, MI) and colleagues at Saneron CCEL Therapeutics, Inc. of Tampa, Florida, have found that when human umbilical cord blood cells were transplanted into test rats modeled with stroke, the addition of Simvastatin to the HUCBCs significantly increased the therapeutic benefit of the HUCBCs.

21 Mar 2013

Importance of choosing correct catheter placement in hospitalized children

Location, location, location. A new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study shows the real-estate mantra also holds true when it comes to choosing correct catheter placement in children.

19 Mar 2013

University of Nottingham to study use of tranexamic acid in people with intracerebral haemorrhage

Scientists in Nottingham are leading an international study to investigate the effectiveness of a new treatment on a devastating type of stroke.

19 Mar 2013

Researchers find no overall recovery benefit to patients treated with clot-removal devices

When someone has a stroke, time equals brain. The longer a stroke is left untreated, the more brain tissue is lost. Since the only proven treatment - a clot-busting drug - works in less than half of patients, stroke physicians had high hopes for a mechanical device that could travel through the blocked blood vessel to retrieve or break up the clot, restoring blood flow to the brain.

15 Mar 2013

Blood Vessel News and Research

Monoclonal antibody inhibits tumor growth in angiosarcoma and breast cancer

Shc plays key role in activating and controlling Erk

Drug that targets phosphate does not improve CVD measures in patients with mild kidney disease

New combination therapies with anti-sickling capabilities needed for sickle cell disease

Research: High sugar levels can damage body’s elastic proteins

Genes for blood vessel growth in retina are "switched on" by SRF protein

New two-step immunotherapy approach offers new hope for ovarian cancer patients

Study sheds light on stem cell technique for treatment of common bleeding disorder

Growing working blood vessels may help offer treatments for diseases that affect circulatory system

Overexpression of miR-155 promotes growth of blood vessels in tumors and metastasis

Women experiencing still birth are more likely to develop blood clots, says study

Study suggests drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration

Targeting cholesterol metabolism in eye may prevent age-related macular degeneration, says study

Texas surgeon performs groundbreaking robotic laparoscopic procedure on pregnant patient

Environmental enrichment increases endogenous cell migration, facilitates functional repair

Researchers complete phase II clinical trial of dasatinib for patients with higher-risk MDS

Combination of HUCBCs and Simvastatin offers promising therapy for stroke: Study

Importance of choosing correct catheter placement in hospitalized children

University of Nottingham to study use of tranexamic acid in people with intracerebral haemorrhage

Researchers find no overall recovery benefit to patients treated with clot-removal devices

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