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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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NOV 04, 2016Immunology
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NOV 04, 2016
Immunology
Scientists are not quite sure why or how individuals develop scleroderma, and there is no current cure for the autoimmun
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 28, 2016
Plants & Animals
Image Credit: Albertina Pimentel Lima Somewhere in the middle of the Amazon rain forest in South America is a strange ki
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 27, 2016
Microbiology
The International Space Station has opened up myriad opportunities for scientists and the application of their research
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2016
Cardiology
New imaging technology developed at Stanford University could help prevent strokes and heart attacks caused by severe at
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 24, 2016
Cancer
In the world of drug development, finding new uses for old drugs seems like the ideal situation. But the road to repurpo
...
OCT 21, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
About a year ago, researchers reported that cannabinoid compounds may help heal bone fractures. This year, a new study c
...
OCT 14, 2016
Earth & The Environment
The name is understandable enough: deep sea mining. Mining in the deep seas. Mining for minerals such as copper, gold, m
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 14, 2016
Cardiology
With the prick of a finger, diabetics can easily test their blood-glucose levels, and now scientists are calling for the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 13, 2016
Cardiology
While existing vascular stents, made of metal, come in different sizes to accommodate a variety of patients, a new techn
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 12, 2016
Cardiology
The team will create and test a three-dimensional "heart patch."
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 06, 2016
Neuroscience
When someone has a heart attack, the saying is “Time is muscle.” Getting appropriate care as soon as possibl
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 05, 2016
Cancer
A drug that’s approved for the treatment of kidney cancer could find renewed purpose against other cancer types to
...
OCT 04, 2016
Cardiology
A large majority of women will experience a normal level of hot flashes, night sweats, and other symptoms during menopau
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 23, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists begin a 7-year journey into designing the perfect heart patch to treat cardiovascular disease. For now, they&
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 22, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
There is an Italian neuroscientist and surgeon who thinks head transplants are not only possible, but within reach by 20
...
SEP 18, 2016
Videos
Some people have the unfortunate luck of dark circles underneath their eyes all the time - regardless of the amount of s
...
SEP 16, 2016
Cardiology
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most of the 20 million adults in the United States with chr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 08, 2016
Neuroscience
In the millions of years of evolution, humans developed strong muscles for hunting and gathering, digestion to get the m
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 07, 2016
Immunology
A compound found in newborns is thought to have the ability to treat excessive inflammation, which could be lifesaving i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 05, 2016
Immunology
A new study from Umea University in Sweden provides yet another reason for people to refrain from smoking. They found th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 02, 2016
Cardiology
Hydrogen sulfide gas, commonly referred to “rotten egg gas,” may be stinky, but researchers are finding that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Pluripotent stem cells can form into any cell type in the human body through the process of normal human development. Cr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2016
Videos
The famed "brain-training" company Lumosity would like its users to believe that brain games and puzzles "exercises" the
...
AUG 26, 2016
Immunology
When four children from Pakistani and Turkish families presented with skin rashes and inflamed joints that doctors could
...
Written By:
Kara Marker