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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.

Study identifies Foxo1 gene as a potential treatment target for hereditary lymphedema

A University of South Florida preclinical study unexpectedly identified the gene Foxo1 as a potential treatment target for hereditary lymphedema.

10 Aug 2021

Children's Hospital Colorado announces participation in pivotal trial of synthetic restorative pulmonary valve

Children's Hospital Colorado today announced it has joined the Xplore2/Pivotal trial, and is actively enrolling patients for the first-ever pivotal trial of a synthetic restorative pulmonary valve.

9 Aug 2021

Young, healthy adult infected by COVID-19 suffers CNS lymphocytic vasculitis

Although COVID-19 is primarily treated as a respiratory disease, patients often experience neurological problems, such as headaches, anxiety, depression and cognitive issues, which can persist long after other symptoms have resolved.

9 Aug 2021

Tiny gel drops for the development of regenerative therapies

Tiny drops that resemble an extracellular matrix can be used to culture cells for delivery into the human body.

9 Aug 2021

New technique can be used to directly image atherosclerotic plaques

If heart attacks blared a warning signal, patients would have a better chance of avoiding them. That's the idea behind a new imaging technique developed by a Spartan-led team of researchers.

9 Aug 2021

New cargo-carrying nanocontainer constructed entirely from biological components

Nanocontainers can transport substances into cells where they can then take effect. This is the method used in, for example, the mRNA vaccines currently being employed against Covid-19 as well as certain cancer drugs.

6 Aug 2021

E-cigarette use during pregnancy poses health risk for offspring all the way into adulthood

The use of e-cigarettes (vaping) during pregnancy poses a significant health risk for the offspring, impairing blood vessel function even into adulthood, according to a new study by researchers at West Virginia University's School of Medicine.

5 Aug 2021

What is the potential of microphysiological systems in COVID-19 research?

In a recently published review article in the journal Drug Discovery Today, scientists have described the utility of human-based microphysiological systems MPSs in understanding the pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection and developing effective therapeutic interventions. Moreover, they have described the establishment of a global working group to synchronize recent developments around MPSs and COVID-19 research.

3 Aug 2021

Study reveals effective strategy to extend the benefit of immunotherapy for prostate cancer

It's a scientific riddle tangled up in a complex web. How do you turn an immune cold cancer into one that responds to immunotherapy?

2 Aug 2021

Soft, stretchy ultrasound patch can continuously monitor blood flow in real time

Engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a soft and stretchy ultrasound patch that can be worn on the skin to monitor blood flow through major arteries and veins deep inside a person's body.

22 Jul 2021

Study reveals calcium's role in directing blood flow in the brain

Unlike the rest of the body, there is not enough real estate in the brain for stored energy. Instead, the brain relies on the hundreds of miles of blood vessels within it to supply fresh energy via the blood. Yet, how the brain expresses a need for more energy during increased activity and then directs its blood supply to specific hot spots was, until now, poorly understood.

22 Jul 2021

Injecting mice with pulmonary endothelial cells can reverse symptoms of emphysema

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian in New York have discovered that injecting mice with pulmonary endothelial cells-the cells that line the walls of blood vessels in the lung-can reverse the symptoms of emphysema.

21 Jul 2021

New technology can pave the way for development of long-acting drugs

The technology, consisting of a designed variant of a natural occurring protein called super albumin, can pave the way for the development of long-acting drugs. This can have major implications for individuals suffering from hemophilia.

21 Jul 2021

MCG scientists find copper transporter as potential therapeutic target for cardiovascular diseases

An internal transporter that enables us to use the copper we consume in foods like shellfish and nuts to enable a host of vital body functions also has the essential role of protecting the receptor that enables us to grow new blood vessels when ours become diseased, Medical College of Georgia scientists report.

20 Jul 2021

Preventing lethal blood clots

In our latest interview, we spoke to Professor Robert Ariëns from the University of Leeds about his latest research into blood clots and how they can be prevented.

19 Jul 2021

A small molecule inhibitor shows promise to reduce the growth of uveal melanoma

Uveal melanoma, or UM, is a rare and deadly cancer of the eye, and the mortality rate has remained unimproved for 40 years. Half of the melanomas spread to other organs of the body, causing death in less than a year, so new treatments to preserve vision and prevent death are an urgent need.

15 Jul 2021

Study highlights burden of methamphetamine-associated heart failure hospitalizations in California

Heart failure hospitalizations and costs related to methamphetamine use jumped sharply over a decade in California, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

14 Jul 2021

Mice study identifies pathways that link high-fat diet to atherosclerosis

It's long been known that a high-fat diet can lead to clogged arteries, but we have only recently begun to learn in detail how the process works. A new study in experimental mice could go a long way to finding treatments to keep arteries open and flowing.

9 Jul 2021

Doctors advise against off-label use of new Alzheimer's medicine for cerebral amyloid angiopathy

A novel therapy recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for patients with Alzheimer's disease amid considerable controversy should not be prescribed by physicians off-label for cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), a similar cerebrovascular condition, according to Steven Greenberg, MD, PhD, director of the Hemorrhagic Stroke Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and president of the International Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Association (ICAAA).

7 Jul 2021

Cumulative BP can be a reliable measure of cardiovascular disease risk, study suggests

A global leading cause of death today is a class of dreaded disorders called cardiovascular diseases (CVD), which are ailments of the heart and blood vessels, such as arrhythmia, stroke, coronary artery diseases, cardiac arrest, and so on.

28 Jun 2021

Blood Vessel News and Research

Study identifies Foxo1 gene as a potential treatment target for hereditary lymphedema

Children's Hospital Colorado announces participation in pivotal trial of synthetic restorative pulmonary valve

Young, healthy adult infected by COVID-19 suffers CNS lymphocytic vasculitis

Tiny gel drops for the development of regenerative therapies

New technique can be used to directly image atherosclerotic plaques

New cargo-carrying nanocontainer constructed entirely from biological components

E-cigarette use during pregnancy poses health risk for offspring all the way into adulthood

What is the potential of microphysiological systems in COVID-19 research?

Study reveals effective strategy to extend the benefit of immunotherapy for prostate cancer

Soft, stretchy ultrasound patch can continuously monitor blood flow in real time

Study reveals calcium's role in directing blood flow in the brain

Injecting mice with pulmonary endothelial cells can reverse symptoms of emphysema

New technology can pave the way for development of long-acting drugs

MCG scientists find copper transporter as potential therapeutic target for cardiovascular diseases

Preventing lethal blood clots

A small molecule inhibitor shows promise to reduce the growth of uveal melanoma

Study highlights burden of methamphetamine-associated heart failure hospitalizations in California

Mice study identifies pathways that link high-fat diet to atherosclerosis

Doctors advise against off-label use of new Alzheimer's medicine for cerebral amyloid angiopathy

Cumulative BP can be a reliable measure of cardiovascular disease risk, study suggests

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