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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.

Thesis examines infections caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum in lambs

Erik Georg Granquist's thesis examines infections caused by the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum in lambs. This bacterium is the cause of the disease tick-borne fever in ruminants and granulocytic anaplasmosis in humans. The bacterium is transmitted by ticks and is the indirect cause of considerable animal welfare problems and financial losses in Norwegian sheep farming.

7 Jun 2010

Bevacizumab extends progression-free survival in women with advanced ovarian cancer

Newly reported results from a major clinical trial show that adding bevacizumab (Avastin) to standard frontline chemotherapy for women with advanced ovarian cancer and then continuing a maintenance dose of the drug afterwards significantly extends progression-free survival. Women receiving the new treatment regimen saw no worsening of their disease for 14.1 months, compared to 10.3 months for women receiving standard therapy.

7 Jun 2010

Earliest blood flow begins all at once

By capturing movies of both the blood and vasculature of zebrafish embryos, each less than two millimeters long, researchers have been able for the first time to see the very moment that blood begins to flow.

4 Jun 2010

New therapy mounts double-barreled attack on leukemia, report UF researchers

A new therapy mounts a double-barreled attack on leukemia, targeting not just the cancer cells but also the environment in which those cells live and grow, University of Florida researchers report.

4 Jun 2010

Royal Philips Electronics, RXi Pharmaceuticals sign joint research agreement

Royal Philips Electronics and RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a US-based biopharmaceutical company, today announced that they have entered into a joint research agreement to explore the benefits of combining proprietary technologies from both companies for the targeted delivery of experimental therapeutics based on RNA interference.

4 Jun 2010

Synthetic peptide repairs, regenerates stroke-injured brain tissue

A synthetic version of a naturally occurring peptide promoted the creation of new blood vessels and repaired damaged nerve cells in lab animals, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

2 Jun 2010

Bioheart to establish two Centers of Excellence to provide cell therapy procedures for patients with CHF, PAD

Bioheart, Inc., announced today plans for establishing two Centers of Excellence in the Middle East to provide its cell therapy procedures to patients suffering from congestive heart failure and peripheral arterial disease. Dr. Karl E. Groth, Chairman and CEO, and Peggy A. Farley, Chief Operating and Financial Officer, are now in that region holding discussions and performing site inspections.

29 May 2010

Patients Medical offers innovative stroke treatments to live longer, healthier life

Patients Medical, a leading integrative medical center in New York City, offers innovative stroke treatments such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy, acupuncture, diet therapy and customized intravenous nutrition drips. Daniel Silverstein, MD, holistic physician, recommends focusing on prevention to avoid a stroke and to live a longer, healthier life.

29 May 2010

Weill Cornell Medical College commences construction of 18-story, $650 million Medical Research Building

Weill Cornell Medical College today celebrated the start of construction on its new Medical Research Building, a state-of-the-art facility that will more than double the institution's existing research space. The 18-story, $650 million building is the centerpiece of Weill Cornell's $1.3 billion Discoveries that Make a Difference Campaign, the country's largest for a medical college. A total of $1 billion has been raised toward this goal in a record time of less than four years.

27 May 2010

Researchers use new imaging technique to view microvessels in the brains of living mice

Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have identified in mice a previously unknown protective mechanism by which the smallest blood vessels remove blood clots and other blockages from the brain. The findings provide insights into mechanisms that may be involved in age-related cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease and recovery from stroke.

27 May 2010

Good number of natural bypass vessels an 'insurance policy' against blockage

When the arteries delivering oxygen to our vital organs are obstructed by atherosclerosis or clots, the result is almost always a stroke, heart attack or damage to a peripheral tissue such as the legs (peripheral artery disease). But the severity of tissue injury or destruction from a choked-off blood supply varies from person to person, and may depend in large part on whose circulatory system has the best back-up plan to provide alternate routes of circulation.

26 May 2010

Abbott reports positive 6-month results from bioresorbable vascular scaffold trial at EuroPCR 2010

Abbott today announced positive six-month results from the first 45 patients enrolled in the second stage of the ABSORB trial, which was presented during the Late-Breaking Clinical Trials session at the EuroPCR 2010 conference. At six months, Abbott's bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) demonstrated strong results, with a low (4.4 percent) rate of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and no blood clots (thromboses).

26 May 2010

Scientists develop DNA-vaccine that restricts supply of blood to tumours

A DNA-vaccine that restricts the supply of blood to tumours has been developed by scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The vaccine slows the growth of breast cancer tumours in mice.

24 May 2010

Restoration of post-meal blood vessel expansion may help improve strength and health in elderly people

Why do people become physically weaker as they age? And is there any way to slow, stop, or even reverse this process, breaking the link between increasing age and frailty?

21 May 2010

Pistachio nuts increase levels of antioxidants in blood of adults with high cholesterol: Researchers

Pistachio nuts, eaten as part of a healthy diet, can increase the levels of antioxidants in the blood of adults with high cholesterol, according to an international team of nutritional scientists.

20 May 2010

Results from Phase 1 clinical trials of TRC105, TRC102, and TRC093 to be presented at ASCO 2010

TRACON Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company that develops targeted therapies for oncology and ophthalmology, announced today that results from Phase 1 clinical trials of TRC105, TRC102, and TRC093 will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology on June 5-7, 2010 in Chicago, IL.

19 May 2010

Altered blood flow leads to falls in elderly people: Research

A new study shows that altered blood flow in the brain due to high blood pressure and other conditions may lead to falls in elderly people. The research will be published in the May 18, 2010, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Each year, unintentional falls in the United States account for more than 16,000 deaths and 1.8 million emergency room visits.

18 May 2010

MicroStockProfit.com: BSMD's total worldwide revenues for first-quarter 2010 decline 2%

MicroStockProfit.com announces an investment report featuring BioSphere Medical Inc. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

17 May 2010

Individual's lifestyle choices can affect cholesterol, triglycerides levels: Mayo Clinic Health Letter

Diet and lifestyle choices aren't only evident on the bathroom scale. The effect of these choices is also reflected with relative accuracy in cholesterol numbers.

13 May 2010

Drug-releasing stents do not result in fewer deaths or subsequent heart attacks after angioplasty

Drug-releasing stents are more effective than bare metal stents at keeping a blocked artery open after angioplasty, but the difference does not result in fewer deaths or subsequent heart attacks after the procedure, according to a review of recent studies.

12 May 2010

Blood Vessel News and Research

Thesis examines infections caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum in lambs

Bevacizumab extends progression-free survival in women with advanced ovarian cancer

Earliest blood flow begins all at once

New therapy mounts double-barreled attack on leukemia, report UF researchers

Royal Philips Electronics, RXi Pharmaceuticals sign joint research agreement

Synthetic peptide repairs, regenerates stroke-injured brain tissue

Bioheart to establish two Centers of Excellence to provide cell therapy procedures for patients with CHF, PAD

Patients Medical offers innovative stroke treatments to live longer, healthier life

Weill Cornell Medical College commences construction of 18-story, $650 million Medical Research Building

Researchers use new imaging technique to view microvessels in the brains of living mice

Good number of natural bypass vessels an 'insurance policy' against blockage

Abbott reports positive 6-month results from bioresorbable vascular scaffold trial at EuroPCR 2010

Scientists develop DNA-vaccine that restricts supply of blood to tumours

Restoration of post-meal blood vessel expansion may help improve strength and health in elderly people

Pistachio nuts increase levels of antioxidants in blood of adults with high cholesterol: Researchers

Results from Phase 1 clinical trials of TRC105, TRC102, and TRC093 to be presented at ASCO 2010

Altered blood flow leads to falls in elderly people: Research

MicroStockProfit.com: BSMD's total worldwide revenues for first-quarter 2010 decline 2%

Individual's lifestyle choices can affect cholesterol, triglycerides levels: Mayo Clinic Health Letter

Drug-releasing stents do not result in fewer deaths or subsequent heart attacks after angioplasty

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