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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.

National Jewish Health scientists identify signaling pathway for ALI

Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered a signaling pathway that is crucial to the devastating effects of acute lung injury. The data, obtained from cells, animals and ALI patients, suggest several potential therapeutic targets. Experimental blockade of one of the targets significantly reduced flooding of the lungs that is the hallmark of ALI.

31 Jan 2011

Both absence of insulin and resistance to insulin are associated with defects in FAS

A key mechanism that appears to contribute to blood vessel damage in people with diabetes has been identified by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

28 Jan 2011

Mount Sinai's Cardiac Catheterization Lab wins New York State's highest 'two-star' safety rating

Mount Sinai's Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory has been awarded New York State's highest "two-star" safety rating in every category of case the state tracks for percutaneous coronary intervention, according to new data released this month that examine patient discharges from 2006 - 2008.

27 Jan 2011

Scientists to develop enzyme that protects against nerve agents

Protection against nerve gas attack is a significant component of the defense system of many countries around the world. Nerve gases are used by armies and terrorist organizations, and constitute a threat to both the military and civilian populations, but existing drug solutions against them have limited efficiency.

25 Jan 2011

Researchers identify key player that lead to increased bleeding in diabetes patients with stroke injury

Strokes are a leading cause of mortality and adult disability. Those that involve intracerebral hemorrhage are especially deadly, and there are no effective treatments to control such bleeding. Moreover, diabetes and hyperglycemia are associated with increases in bleeding during hemorrhagic stroke and worse clinical outcomes.

24 Jan 2011

Stusy: HEPA filters may help reduce pollution-related cardiovascular health risks

Using inexpensive air filters may help reduce cardiovascular disease risk that results from exposure to air pollution, according to researchers from Canada, who studied healthy adultsliving in a small community in British Columbia where wood burning stoves are the main sources of pollution.

24 Jan 2011

USC School of Medicine to host the first World Congress of Ultrasound in Medical Education

Ultrasound is a valuable tool that allows doctors to diagnose and treat patients quickly and accurately. It's been around for decades, but there has been revolutionary change in the technology in recent years, making the machines smaller, cheaper and smarter.

21 Jan 2011

Pervasis to present PVS-10200 interim data from Phase 1/2 PAD clinical study at IC3D

Pervasis Therapeutics, Inc. today announced it will present interim data from the company's Phase 1/2 clinical study of PVS-10200, an investigational cell-based therapy under development to prevent restenosis in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) who undergo an angioplasty and stent procedure in the superficial femoral artery.

21 Jan 2011

Researchers discover nitroxoline can reduce human breast, bladder cancer cell growth

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered that nitroxoline, an antibiotic commonly used around the world to treat urinary tract infections, can slow or stop the growth of human breast and bladder cancer cells by blocking the formation of new blood vessels.

20 Jan 2011

Pervasis pursues matrix-embedded endothelial cell-based therapy to target and regulate cell stroma

Pervasis Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the company is pursuing a matrix-embedded endothelial cell-based therapy (PVS-30200) to target and regulate cell stroma (the tumor environment or "ecosystem" that is comprised of various supporting cell types distinct from cancer cells) in order to prevent key processes that play a role in advancing solid tumor growth and metastasis.

20 Jan 2011

Endothelial cells may play a role in controlling cancer behavior: New study

MIT scientists have discovered that cells lining the blood vessels secrete molecules that suppress tumor growth and keep cancer cells from invading other tissues, a finding that could lead to a new way to treat cancer.

20 Jan 2011

Aastrom secures US patent for autologous cell therapy product

Aastrom Biosciences, a leading developer of expanded autologous cellular therapies for severe, chronic cardiovascular diseases, today announced that it has been granted a U.S. patent which provides composition of matter protection for its investigational expanded autologous cell therapy product.

19 Jan 2011

Positive results from Cook Medical's REFORM stent clinical trial for treatment of renal artery stenosis

Study investigators today reported initial data from Cook Medical's REFORM clinical trial that is aimed at assessing the safety and effectiveness of the company's balloon-expandable renal stent for the treatment of renal artery stenosis. The data, presented by Robert Bersin, M.D., at ISET 2011, reveal a nine-month primary patency rate of 89.5 percent and a 97 percent rate of successful delivery and deployment of the stent.

18 Jan 2011

Study reports warfarin users may face risk of death after traumatic injuries

Warfarin use may be associated with a significant increase in the risk of death after traumatic injuries, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the May print issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

18 Jan 2011

12-HETE enzyme inhibition can prevent ischemic retinopathy: Study

The inhibition or removal of an enzyme may prevent or treat ischemic retinopathy by stalling growth of unwanted vessels in the retina, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

14 Jan 2011

Study highlights important clinical implications of miR-503 in diabetes-associated vascular complications

New research has found one of the smallest entities in the human genome, micro-RNA, could increase the risk of limb amputation in diabetic patients who have poor blood flow.

13 Jan 2011

Rice, BCM discovery addresses key roadblock to growing replacement tissues, organs

Researchers from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have broken one of the major roadblocks on the path to growing transplantable tissue in the lab: They've found a way to grow the blood vessels and capillaries needed to keep tissues alive.

12 Jan 2011

Scientists discover new anti-cancer mechanism

Scientists attached to VIB and K.U.Leuven have succeeded in decoding a potential new anti-cancer mechanism. The researchers discovered that normalizing abnormal tumor blood vessels through HRG prevents metastasis of tumor cells and enhances chemotherapy efficiency.

10 Jan 2011

HRG protein inhibits tumor growth and metastasis: Study

Most cancer tissues are invaded by inflammatory cells that either stimulate or inhibit the growth of the tumor, depending on what immune cells are involved. Now a Swedish-Belgian research team has shown that a protein that naturally occurs in the body, HRG, inhibits tumor growth and metastasis into secondary organs by activating specific immune cells.

7 Jan 2011

Increased amounts of MMP-1 enzyme may explain preeclampsia symptoms in pregnant women

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have found that a significant increase of an enzyme in the blood vessels of pregnant women with preeclampsia may explain some of the symptoms associated with the condition, including hypertension, swelling and protein in the urine.

5 Jan 2011

Blood Vessel News and Research

National Jewish Health scientists identify signaling pathway for ALI

Both absence of insulin and resistance to insulin are associated with defects in FAS

Mount Sinai's Cardiac Catheterization Lab wins New York State's highest 'two-star' safety rating

Scientists to develop enzyme that protects against nerve agents

Researchers identify key player that lead to increased bleeding in diabetes patients with stroke injury

Stusy: HEPA filters may help reduce pollution-related cardiovascular health risks

USC School of Medicine to host the first World Congress of Ultrasound in Medical Education

Pervasis to present PVS-10200 interim data from Phase 1/2 PAD clinical study at IC3D

Researchers discover nitroxoline can reduce human breast, bladder cancer cell growth

Pervasis pursues matrix-embedded endothelial cell-based therapy to target and regulate cell stroma

Endothelial cells may play a role in controlling cancer behavior: New study

Aastrom secures US patent for autologous cell therapy product

Positive results from Cook Medical's REFORM stent clinical trial for treatment of renal artery stenosis

Study reports warfarin users may face risk of death after traumatic injuries

12-HETE enzyme inhibition can prevent ischemic retinopathy: Study

Study highlights important clinical implications of miR-503 in diabetes-associated vascular complications

Rice, BCM discovery addresses key roadblock to growing replacement tissues, organs

Scientists discover new anti-cancer mechanism

HRG protein inhibits tumor growth and metastasis: Study

Increased amounts of MMP-1 enzyme may explain preeclampsia symptoms in pregnant women

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