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In the body, blood vessels transport blood throughout the body to deliver oxygen to organs and tissues. Blood vessels are also used to remove waste from the body. There are three main types of blood vessels: veins, arteries, and capillaries.
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DEC 25, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Many users of marijuana tend to use marijuana as their sole drug of choice, despite cigarettes, alcohol, prescribed medi
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 23, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria of the gut microbiome have a powerful influence on human health, and new research has elucidated one mechan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Cardiology
Only 25 percent of adults will survive an in-hospital cardiac arrest, and even then the damage done to the brain can hav
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 12, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
When the tooth's pulp has a baterial infection, the sensitive nerve endings can become painfully inflamed. Root cana
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 12, 2018
Cardiology
Many people who experience symptoms like difficulty breathing, fatigue and tightness in the chest during physical activi
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 11, 2018
Immunology
Research reveals a genetic mutation causes a protein binding site to alter its structure resulting in the development of
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
With as much excavating as paleontologists do, it’s no surprise that they’re always happening upon new fossi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 03, 2018
Neuroscience
Brain stentrode, a brain interfacing electrode that is implanted within a blood vessel
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 29, 2018
Cardiology
Japanese people are among the longest-living individuals in the world, and it’s very likely that a majority of the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 26, 2018
Cardiology
If you’ve been drinking beet juice before going to the gym, the results of a new study may surprise you. Im
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
Human bite wounds are a common source of polymicrobial infections accounting for many emergency room visits. One
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
NOV 22, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a technique to stop the movement of cancer cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2018
Cardiology
Kawasaki disease discovered by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki, a Japanese pediatrician, is a rare type of vasculitis, or inflamma
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
NOV 13, 2018
Immunology
Pancreatic Cancer is a devastating disease. Fifty-five thousand new patients were diagnosed this year in the United Stat
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
NOV 13, 2018
Immunology
Researchers at Washington University identify the link between autoimmune diseases and heart disease in mouse model
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 07, 2018
Immunology
Study finds that the brain is sending signals to the bone marrow to increase blood pressure.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 01, 2018
Neuroscience
mechanical changes in the blood vessels is communicated to brain via mechanosensitive Piezo ion channels
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 31, 2018
Immunology
Vaccine developments to reduce blood clotting in stroke patients
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 24, 2018
Cardiology
Defects at birth are common with 3% of children in the United States born with them each year. Of those defects congenit
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
OCT 04, 2018
Videos
Another Koch Institute Image Award winner from 2018 is presented in this video from MIT.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2018
Videos
A brain aneurysm is a medical emergency, but many patients don’t understand much about them. First, it’s not
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Washington State University (WSU), who were finding a way to fight an inflammatory response that causes o
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Boyan Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup in 2013 when he was just 18 years old in his hometown of Delft, the Netherland
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 06, 2018
Cardiology
One of the most common complaints from those recovering from heart failure (HF) is shortness of breath or dyspnea. This
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce