They’re also high in dietary nitrates, which studies show may reduce blood pressure, decrease arterial stiffness, and improve the function of cells lining the blood vessels. Research published ...

A dysfunction in muscle blood vessels could be to blame for the weak muscles and weight loss that most cancer patients ...

Miniature organs on a chip could allow us to do scientific studies with great precision, without having to resort to animal testing. The main problem, however, is that artificial tissue needs blood ...

Engineers from Texas A University (TAMU) have developed a groundbreaking tiny chip that mimics real human blood vessels, ...

In biomedical research, so-called organs-on-a-chip, also referred to as microphysiological systems, are becoming increasingly ...

Blood vessels are like big-city highways; full of curves, branches, merges, and congestion. Yet for years, lab models ...

At last, the stage was set for lifesaving blood transfusions. No more lambs’ or calves’ blood; no more transfusions from ...

Dr. Tiziano Barbui explains how excess blood cell production in certain myeloproliferative neoplasms can impair circulation and why treatments like phlebotomy are used.

they can interact with each other to more quickly damage your blood vessels and your heart. If not controlled, they eventually set the stage for heart attack and stroke, as well as other problems ...

Each type of heart disease affects the heart and blood vessels in different ways. As a result, the blood supply reduces, and the heart receives less oxygen and fewer nutrients. In time ...

This review discusses the key advances and future directions in the field of surgical vascular repair, replacement, and reconstruction, with a focus on the challenges and expected benefits of ...