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

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

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.

Dysfunctional cells lining blood vessels in the brain are increasingly ... The authors said that while the study's multicenter design and large, diverse sample support the use of PlGF as a ...

The study, published Feb. 25 in Nature Communications, challenges the conventional belief that a type of fat called ceramides accumulates in blood vessels causing inflammation and health risks.

Vasculitis is a group of diseases, also known as angiitis, that damage blood vessels by causing inflammation. It can affect any blood vessel anywhere in the body. Vasculitis means inflammation of ...

Each 2.54 square centimetre (a square inch) of human skin has six metres (20ft) of blood vessels. Veins hold about 65 per cent of the body's blood and have one-way valves tohelp blood move.

and the principle has been employed in human-led design as well. The lymphatic system plays a key role in maintaining the body's fluid balance and supporting immune defences. Lymphatic vessels are ...