"The common assumption in the field was that high levels of ceramides in the endothelium of blood vessels contributed to ...

Download this technical note to explore how a qualitative, real-time, high-throughput in vitro tube formation assay helps ...

The interaction between the brain and the vascular system could hold the key to lowering disease risk. According to the ...

New research has uncovered a surprising culprit underlying cardiovascular diseases in obesity and diabetes -- not the presence of certain fats, but their suppression. The study challenges the ...

Blood vessel formation — neovascularization — is a critical process supporting tissue development, regeneration and tumorigenesis. It is therefore essential to understand how ...

Researchers have developed a cutting-edge chip technology capable of precisely mimicking the interactions between cancer ...

DURING in vitro studies of drug action on purified red cells and lymphocytes, it became necessary to defibrinate normal human blood in a reproducible manner with minimal trauma. Two methods are ...

In a new and improved in vitro model of the blood-brain barrier, scientists allow a milieu of cells to grow together and form multicellular structures. A series of rodent experiments showed that even ...

Every year, millions of people around the world suffer ischemic strokes that block blood flow to a region of the brain.

CD47, a protein present on nearly all human cells, has been linked to tissue regeneration and blood vessel formation ... Further in vitro experiments revealed that CD47-deficient MSCs demonstrated ...

The agency OK’d an artificial vessel to restore blood flow in patients, even though its own scientists flagged questionable study results and potentially fatal ruptures of the product.

Inside you, there is an amazing network of blood vessels, the tubes that carry blood all around your body. Every part of the body needs oxygen, food and water. The blood vessels are a bit like ...