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Researchers develop multi-organ-on-a-chip for drug toxicity screening

Researchers in the US have developed a new multi-organ-on-a-chip to test how new drugs affect the human body's vital organs.

2 Mar 2020

New Endothelial Cell Atlas can be used to improve treatments for many diseases

New surprising knowledge on endothelial cells in a dozen different murine tissues is now available in an open access, user-friendly, database for professionals.

20 Feb 2020

Drugs targeting T cells may be effective in treating cerebral malaria

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health found evidence that specific immune cells may play a key role in the devastating effects of cerebral malaria, a severe form of malaria that mainly affects young children.

18 Feb 2020

Researchers culture human blood-brain barrier on a chip

A scrupulous gatekeeper stands between the brain and its circulatory system to let in the good and keep out the bad, but this porter, called the blood-brain barrier, also blocks trial drugs to treat diseases like Alzheimer's or cancer from getting into the brain.

10 Feb 2020

Novel approach allows SL printers to fabricate finer, more complex microfluidic networks

First introduced in the 1980s, stereolithography (SL) is an additive manufacturing process that prints 3D objects by the selective curing of liquid polymer resin using an ultra-violet (UV) light source in a layer-by-layer fashion.

30 Jan 2020

High-fiber diet can reverse adverse effects of environmental toxins on cardiovascular health

Research from the University of Kentucky's Superfund Research Center (UK-SRC) shows that a diet high in fiber could possibly reverse the adverse effects that environmental toxins have on cardiovascular health.

30 Jan 2020

MCG scan shows promise in evaluating chest pain for acute coronary artery syndrome

Undiagnosed chest pain sends 8-10 million Americans to Emergency Departments annually, making it the second most common complaint. Emergency physicians must rapidly identify patients whose chest pain is cardiac-related.

30 Jan 2020

Bone marrow chip provides new strategy for understanding Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

A new research tool that mimics the behavior of diseased bone marrow provides a new strategy for understanding the bone marrow disease, Shwachman-Diamond syndrome, and hopefully, developing new treatments.

28 Jan 2020

Exploring link between elevated blood pressure early in life and dementia

Whether elevated blood pressure early in life translates to increased risk of dementia is a question scientists are working to answer.

28 Jan 2020

Cannabis exposure during pregnancy has measurable impact on placental and fetal growth

A new study from researchers at Western University and Queen's University definitively shows that regular exposure to THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, during pregnancy has significant impact on placental and fetal development.

17 Jan 2020

Study shows abnormal cardiovascular response to nitroglycerin in migraine patients

A clinical investigation recently published in the journal Cephalalgia, the official journal of the International Headache Society, suggests that migraine patients may exhibit a systemic pathophysiological alteration.

28 Dec 2019

New 'tumor-on-a-chip' can be used to find better cancer fighting drugs

Kyoto University researchers have developed a new 'tumor-on-a-chip' device that can better mimic the environment inside the body, paving the way for improved screening of potential cancer-fighting drugs.

20 Dec 2019

Biocompatible hydrogels could help heal wounds, deliver drugs and treat cancer

Hydrogels for healing, synthesized from the molecules up by Rice University bioengineers, are a few steps closer to the clinic.

16 Dec 2019

Study suggests antiarrhythmic drug as potential treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension

High blood pressure in the lungs, known as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), is a potentially fatal disease caused by obstruction of blood flow in the lungs.

12 Dec 2019

First comprehensive characterization of blood-brain, blood-tumor barriers in brain metastases

The human brain has some remarkable capabilities - including the ability to block cancer drugs from effectively reaching cancer cells in the brain.

12 Nov 2019

Researchers identify potential drug targets for glioblastoma

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified 10 tumor-specific potential drug targets for the brain tumor glioblastoma. The results are presented in the scientific journal Cell Reports.

5 Nov 2019

Researchers develop new way to 3D print living skin with blood vessels

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a way to 3D print living skin, complete with blood vessels. The advancement, published online today in Tissue Engineering Part A, is a significant step toward creating grafts that are more like the skin our bodies produce naturally.

1 Nov 2019

Vasculature News and Research

Researchers develop multi-organ-on-a-chip for drug toxicity screening

New Endothelial Cell Atlas can be used to improve treatments for many diseases

Drugs targeting T cells may be effective in treating cerebral malaria

Researchers culture human blood-brain barrier on a chip

Novel approach allows SL printers to fabricate finer, more complex microfluidic networks

High-fiber diet can reverse adverse effects of environmental toxins on cardiovascular health

MCG scan shows promise in evaluating chest pain for acute coronary artery syndrome

Bone marrow chip provides new strategy for understanding Shwachman-Diamond syndrome

Exploring link between elevated blood pressure early in life and dementia

Cannabis exposure during pregnancy has measurable impact on placental and fetal growth

Study shows abnormal cardiovascular response to nitroglycerin in migraine patients

New 'tumor-on-a-chip' can be used to find better cancer fighting drugs

Biocompatible hydrogels could help heal wounds, deliver drugs and treat cancer

Study suggests antiarrhythmic drug as potential treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension

First comprehensive characterization of blood-brain, blood-tumor barriers in brain metastases

Researchers identify potential drug targets for glioblastoma

Researchers develop new way to 3D print living skin with blood vessels

REANIMA project may overturn paradigms that underlie regenerative cardiology research

Study pinpoints cell types linked to age-related macular degeneration

High glucose impairs circadian clock function, may increase cardiovascular risk

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

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