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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.

Macrophages in the arteries can "sniff" out their surroundings and cause inflammation

An artery is not like a nose. Or is it? Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have discovered that immune cells in arteries can "sniff" out their surroundings and cause inflammation.

13 Jan 2022

Role of leptin in immune modulation and pathophysiology of COVID-19

A recent review paper in the journal Frontiers in Physiology discusses the role of leptins in infection with SARS-CoV-2 that triggered the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

13 Jan 2022

ASTRO provides new guidance on the use of external beam radiation therapy for primary liver cancers

A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides guidance on the use of radiation therapy to treat adult patients with primary liver cancers using external beam radiation therapy (EBRT).

12 Jan 2022

Engineering hairy cellulose nanocrystals to capture chemotherapy drugs

Millions of people around the globe are affected by cancer each year; more than 39% of men and women are diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime.

7 Jan 2022

New engineered nanomaterials help capture chemotherapy drugs to avoid tissue damage

Standard chemotherapies may efficiently kill cancer cells, but they also pose significant risks to healthy cells, resulting in secondary illness and a diminished quality of life for patients. To prevent the previously unavoidable damage, researchers, led by Penn State, have developed a new class of nanomaterials engineered to capture chemotherapy drugs before they interact with healthy tissue.

6 Jan 2022

Unique nanoparticle can deliver genome editing technology to endothelial cells

The lab of Youyang Zhao, PhD, from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago developed a unique nanoparticle to deliver genome editing technology, including CRISPR/Cas9, to endothelial cells, which are cells that line blood vessel walls.

4 Jan 2022

Study uncovers new details behind inflammation that promotes cardiovascular disease

High cholesterol and inflammation are key drivers of heart disease, and an inflamed buildup of lipids can cut off the blood supply through a coronary artery to cause a heart attack.

24 Dec 2021

Inhaled CBD shrinks glioblastoma’s size in an animal model

Inhaled CBD shrinks the size of the highly aggressive, lethal brain tumor glioblastoma in an animal model by reducing the essential support of its microenvironment, researchers report.

24 Dec 2021

Developing cutting-edge coating based on bioactive materials for better implants

Bioactive coatings play a vital role in the success of implants such as those for knees or hips, because their properties induce a biological response that is good for the health.

22 Dec 2021

Gene key to excessive cell proliferation could be a potential target for fatal pulmonary hypertension

A gene that is overexpressed in some aggressive cancers also appears to be key to the excessive cell proliferation that thickens the walls of pulmonary arteries and ultimately causes the right ventricle of the heart to fail, scientists report.

16 Dec 2021

Air pollution can cause serious health consequences to more than 600 million people in South Asia

With another smoggy winter hanging over the vast and thickly populated Indo-Gangetic plains, there are fears of serious health consequences to more than 600 million people living in northern India and Nepal as well as in eastern Pakistan and Bangladesh.

13 Dec 2021

Subcutaneous defibrillators equally effective in delivering electric shocks, study says

Electric shocks delivered by subcutaneous defibrillators are equally effective compared to shocks delivered by conventional transvenous defibrillators, according to a study published in the journal Circulation.

9 Dec 2021

Prescribing generic heart medications in Medicare Part D could result in substantial savings

Prescribing generic medications for heart and blood vessel diseases more frequently instead of brand-name medications in Medicare's prescription drug program, called Part D, could save more than $600 million each year in the U.S., according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

9 Dec 2021

Gene therapy and diabetes drug may be treatments for late-onset retinal degeneration

Scientists have discovered that gene therapy and the diabetes drug metformin may be potential treatments for late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD), a rare, blinding eye disease.

9 Dec 2021

Announcing the Winners of The Scientist’s Top 10 Innovations of 2021

Each year The Scientist seeks to highlight the latest and greatest tools, technologies, and techniques to hit the life science landscape.

From Resolve Biosciences 6 Dec 2021

Drug-coated balloon catheters help battle myocardial infarction

In Germany, nearly 6 million people suffer from coronary heart disease. The disease is caused by calcium deposits which constrict the coronary arteries. Doctors generally use a stent to widen the narrow pathway.

1 Dec 2021

Acute SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy associated with placental ACE2 shedding

A new study, published on the bioRxiv* preprint server, hypothesized that ACE-2 expression and ADAM17 activity in the placenta is affected by the timing of SARS-CoV-2 infection of the mother.

24 Nov 2021

Novel protein regulator of tumor angiogenesis may be a therapeutic target for difficult-to-treat cancers

A novel protein regulator of tumor angiogenesis, TMEM230, was recently characterized by researchers to have a role in tumor development and vascularization, with potential as a target for anti-tumor therapy in difficult-to-treat cancers such as glioblastoma.

23 Nov 2021

Human lung airway-on-a-chip faithfully recapitulates cystic fibrosis pathology

The inherited progressive disorder cystic fibrosis (CF) causes severe damage to the lungs, and other tissues in the body by affecting the cells that produce mucus, sweat, and digestive juices.

21 Nov 2021

Raising awareness of stroke and how to prevent it

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Patrick Brouwer, the head of worldwide medical affairs for CERENOVUS, about stroke and how to prevent it.

From CERENOVUS 17 Nov 2021

Blood Vessel News and Research

Macrophages in the arteries can "sniff" out their surroundings and cause inflammation

Role of leptin in immune modulation and pathophysiology of COVID-19

ASTRO provides new guidance on the use of external beam radiation therapy for primary liver cancers

Engineering hairy cellulose nanocrystals to capture chemotherapy drugs

New engineered nanomaterials help capture chemotherapy drugs to avoid tissue damage

Unique nanoparticle can deliver genome editing technology to endothelial cells

Study uncovers new details behind inflammation that promotes cardiovascular disease

Inhaled CBD shrinks glioblastoma’s size in an animal model

Developing cutting-edge coating based on bioactive materials for better implants

Gene key to excessive cell proliferation could be a potential target for fatal pulmonary hypertension

Air pollution can cause serious health consequences to more than 600 million people in South Asia

Subcutaneous defibrillators equally effective in delivering electric shocks, study says

Prescribing generic heart medications in Medicare Part D could result in substantial savings

Gene therapy and diabetes drug may be treatments for late-onset retinal degeneration

Announcing the Winners of The Scientist’s Top 10 Innovations of 2021

Drug-coated balloon catheters help battle myocardial infarction

Acute SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy associated with placental ACE2 shedding

Novel protein regulator of tumor angiogenesis may be a therapeutic target for difficult-to-treat cancers

Human lung airway-on-a-chip faithfully recapitulates cystic fibrosis pathology

Raising awareness of stroke and how to prevent it

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