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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.

Green Mediterranean diet substantially regresses proximal aortic stiffness

The green Mediterranean – high polyphenols diet substantially regresses proximal aortic stiffness (PAS), a marker of vascular aging and increased cardiovascular risk.

18 Apr 2023

Cornell receives $9.5 million NIH grant for chronic fatigue research

A Cornell multidisciplinary research center that studies chronic fatigue syndrome has received a five-year, $9.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease – funding that will enable experts from disparate fields to work together on the mysterious and debilitating condition.

11 Apr 2023

Using tiny bubbles to improve gene therapy

Beyond vaccines, mRNA offers immense potential to fight disease, but targeting the genetic material to specific diseased cells is challenging-; requiring a new method.

11 Apr 2023

IU study sheds new light on the development and treatment of rare form of muscular dystrophy

A study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on the development and treatment of a rare form of muscular dystrophy.

5 Apr 2023

Computational model of the cardiovascular system for predicting and preventing aortic ruptures

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) causes the wall of a person's aorta, the largest artery in the body, to weaken and bulge outward. If left untreated, it can continue to grow and eventually rupture, which can lead to life-threatening bleeding.

4 Apr 2023

New model can speed up the evaluation process for drugs used to combat cervical cancer

Researchers at Oregon State University have created a means of speeding up and improving the evaluation process for drugs used to combat cervical cancer.

31 Mar 2023

Pulsating blood vessels drive brain waste clearance during sleep

The word "brainwashing" usually triggers negative associations. But our brain health for sure depends on it. Scientists at the University of Oslo have recently made new and important discoveries about how and why this happens when we are sleeping.

30 Mar 2023

Breast tumors of women from different racial groups have diverse cellular, microbial and genomic features

The breast tumors of Asian, Black and white women have very different cellular, microbial and genomic features that could potentially be used to personalize care or predict disease progression, according to new research by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

27 Mar 2023

Supervised exercise training is safe and may improve quality of life for many people with heart failure

For many people who have heart failure, supervised exercise training is safe and may offer substantial improvement in exercise capacity and quality of life, even more than medications, according to a new, joint scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.

21 Mar 2023

UTSW expert advises screening by 55 for people with family history of age-related macular degeneration

Patients with a family history of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of permanent vision loss in those older than 60, should visit an ophthalmologist by age 55 to be screened for signs of the disease, advises an expert at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

21 Mar 2023

Scientists uncover a link between cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease is linked to the formation of mineral deposits on blood vessel walls, known as "calcification", causing cardiovascular disease.

20 Mar 2023

Study demonstrates effectiveness of a procedure done under the skin to treat uncontrolled hypertension

Hypertension remains poorly controlled worldwide and is becoming more common. Lifestyle changes and blood pressure-reducing drugs are the mainstays of therapy for hypertension, but despite widespread availability of these approaches, many patients with hypertension are not adequately treated.

17 Mar 2023

Researchers investigate potential links between sleep disturbances and stroke

The dynamics between stroke and sleep – measured in both quantity and quality -; are complex. Research has broadly shown that either sleep deprivation or sleeping for longer than 9 hours a day can increase the risk of having a stroke.

14 Mar 2023

Scientists find a good treatment target for pulmonary hypertension

The vascular smooth muscle cells that normally give blood vessel walls strength and flexibility proliferate and become destructive in pulmonary hypertension, a typically rapidly progressing condition that makes it hard to get blood inside our lungs and oxygen to our bodies.

14 Mar 2023

Using tissue-embedded nanoelectronic devices to monitor the functional maturation of cardiomyocytes

Research in animal models has demonstrated that stem-cell derived heart tissues have promising potential for therapeutic applications to treat cardiac disease. But before such therapies are viable and safe for use in humans, scientists must first precisely understand on the cellular and molecular levels which factors are necessary for implanted stem-cell derived heart cells to properly grow and integrate in three dimensions within surrounding tissue.

8 Mar 2023

Using intravascular imaging to visualize narrowed coronary arteries improves outcomes after stenting

Patients with complex coronary artery disease who underwent a stenting procedure guided by intravascular imaging were nearly 40% less likely to die of heart disease, have a heart attack caused by a new blockage in the treated artery or need a repeat stenting procedure in the treated artery, compared with similar patients who underwent a standard angiography-guided stenting procedure, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

5 Mar 2023

Blood Vessel News and Research

Green Mediterranean diet substantially regresses proximal aortic stiffness

Cornell receives $9.5 million NIH grant for chronic fatigue research

Using tiny bubbles to improve gene therapy

IU study sheds new light on the development and treatment of rare form of muscular dystrophy

Computational model of the cardiovascular system for predicting and preventing aortic ruptures

New model can speed up the evaluation process for drugs used to combat cervical cancer

Pulsating blood vessels drive brain waste clearance during sleep

Breast tumors of women from different racial groups have diverse cellular, microbial and genomic features

Supervised exercise training is safe and may improve quality of life for many people with heart failure

UTSW expert advises screening by 55 for people with family history of age-related macular degeneration

Scientists uncover a link between cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease

Study demonstrates effectiveness of a procedure done under the skin to treat uncontrolled hypertension

Researchers investigate potential links between sleep disturbances and stroke

Scientists find a good treatment target for pulmonary hypertension

Using tissue-embedded nanoelectronic devices to monitor the functional maturation of cardiomyocytes

Using intravascular imaging to visualize narrowed coronary arteries improves outcomes after stenting

New way to carry drugs across the blood-brain barrier using nanoparticles

Youth overweight increases risk for blood clots later in life

Maternal obesity alters the structure of placenta more than gestational diabetes mellitus

Novel microfluidic model mimics a rare genetic disorder

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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