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Vessels
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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AUG 31, 2017Cardiology
Prescribing drugs that lower “bad” cholesterol is a common approach to treating heart disease, but scientist ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 30, 2017Cardiology
Blood vessels are the roads and highways of the cardiovascular system, carrying oxygenated blood cells, nutrients, and i ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
On August 13, Ecuadorian authorities succeeded in interrupting the biggest heist known to the treasured Galapagos Island ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 29, 2017Cardiology
Heart disease is one of those health problems that stems from a complicated mixture of factors. Preventing heart disease ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 28, 2017Immunology
The vessels of the lymphatic system are similar to those of the circular system in that they cart around cells for use a ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 26, 2017Videos
A staggering 30-50% of the world's population is estimated to be infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This para ...AUG 20, 2017Immunology
The body can go into “shock” for several different reasons, but it’s never a good sign. Whatever the s ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 18, 2017Videos
Have you ever wondered why veterinarians advertise chocolate as a death threat for your dog? Well, it all has to do with ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 16, 2017Cardiology
Heart attack patients can be given regenerative tissue to help them recover, but the current procedure involves open-hea ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 15, 2017Cardiology
Inflammation in the liver and boosted cholesterol levels in the blood vessels create the perfect storm for vascular dise ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 15, 2017Chemistry & Physics
A common vascular disorder among male at or over 50, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a localized blood filled bulge o ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cures are extremely rare in medicine, so news that scientists are attempting a functional cure for type 1 diabetes has g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists are illustrating the power of a low coronary artery calcium (CAC) score in the context of heart disease in a ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 08, 2017Cardiology
When the heart grows larger, it can be for one of two reasons. One reason is a result of heart failure, where heart cell ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 08, 2017Cancer
Chemotherapy that’s intended to kill cancer could, in some disturbing twists of fate, help cancer metastasize. Ala ...AUG 08, 2017Neuroscience
The expression, "It's not brain surgery!" is meant to emphasize that something isn't as complicated as ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
One reason cancer is so deadly is that cancer cells can break away from where they originated and spread disease through ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A man hoping surgery would leave him better endowed than before tragically died from complications related to the proced ...JUL 31, 2017Videos
Along with your pulse and temperature, your blood pressure is one of the most critical vital signs that reveal much abou ...JUL 28, 2017Health & Medicine
Individuals with type 1 diabetes are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than other other condition. But diab ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 26, 2017Cardiology
The hormone responsible for preventing us from constant eating and keeping us at a healthy weight apparently also plays ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 25, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For the first time in almost two decades, patients with sickle cell disease will have access to a new drug thanks to a r ...JUL 24, 2017Space & Astronomy
Life didn’t always exist on Earth; when it first started, it was rapidly changing and evolving to keep up with the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 19, 2017Microbiology
An examination of post-mortem brains of Alzheimer's patients revealed bacteria in different levels and proportions than ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2017
Cardiology
Prescribing drugs that lower “bad” cholesterol is a common approach to treating heart disease, but scientist
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 30, 2017
Cardiology
Blood vessels are the roads and highways of the cardiovascular system, carrying oxygenated blood cells, nutrients, and i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
On August 13, Ecuadorian authorities succeeded in interrupting the biggest heist known to the treasured Galapagos Island
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 29, 2017
Cardiology
Heart disease is one of those health problems that stems from a complicated mixture of factors. Preventing heart disease
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 28, 2017
Immunology
The vessels of the lymphatic system are similar to those of the circular system in that they cart around cells for use a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 26, 2017
Videos
A staggering 30-50% of the world's population is estimated to be infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This para
...
AUG 20, 2017
Immunology
The body can go into “shock” for several different reasons, but it’s never a good sign. Whatever the s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 18, 2017
Videos
Have you ever wondered why veterinarians advertise chocolate as a death threat for your dog? Well, it all has to do with
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 16, 2017
Cardiology
Heart attack patients can be given regenerative tissue to help them recover, but the current procedure involves open-hea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 15, 2017
Cardiology
Inflammation in the liver and boosted cholesterol levels in the blood vessels create the perfect storm for vascular dise
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 15, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
A common vascular disorder among male at or over 50, abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a localized blood filled bulge o
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cures are extremely rare in medicine, so news that scientists are attempting a functional cure for type 1 diabetes has g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists are illustrating the power of a low coronary artery calcium (CAC) score in the context of heart disease in a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 08, 2017
Cardiology
When the heart grows larger, it can be for one of two reasons. One reason is a result of heart failure, where heart cell
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 08, 2017
Cancer
Chemotherapy that’s intended to kill cancer could, in some disturbing twists of fate, help cancer metastasize. Ala
...
AUG 08, 2017
Neuroscience
The expression, "It's not brain surgery!" is meant to emphasize that something isn't as complicated as
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
One reason cancer is so deadly is that cancer cells can break away from where they originated and spread disease through
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A man hoping surgery would leave him better endowed than before tragically died from complications related to the proced
...
JUL 31, 2017
Videos
Along with your pulse and temperature, your blood pressure is one of the most critical vital signs that reveal much abou
...
JUL 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
Individuals with type 1 diabetes are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than other other condition. But diab
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 26, 2017
Cardiology
The hormone responsible for preventing us from constant eating and keeping us at a healthy weight apparently also plays
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 25, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For the first time in almost two decades, patients with sickle cell disease will have access to a new drug thanks to a r
...
JUL 24, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Life didn’t always exist on Earth; when it first started, it was rapidly changing and evolving to keep up with the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 19, 2017
Microbiology
An examination of post-mortem brains of Alzheimer's patients revealed bacteria in different levels and proportions than
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch