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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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FEB 29, 2016Neuroscience
The blood brain barrier, or BBB is what protects the brain from harmful substances that enter the bloodstream. It acts a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 26, 2016Cardiology
Heart disease is the leading cause of death nationally and globally. Using the most advanced 3D printing technology, sci ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A staggering 30-50% of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Thi ...FEB 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Tissue bioengineering is rapidly expanding as the demand for lab-grown tissues grows steadily due to shortages in donate ...FEB 19, 2016Cardiology
At the recent International Stroke Conference of 2016, researchers presented a study that connected untreated high blood ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 17, 2016Cardiology
Sildenafil is a drug infamous for treating erectile dysfunction, but a new study shows that the same blood vessel dilati ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 16, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA is preparing for next-generation deep space travel with its ultra-advanced Orion spacecraft, which is presumably th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 15, 2016Health & Medicine
A side effect of some medications is a change in the stiffness of white blood cells. The drugs tend to make the cells so ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 15, 2016Neuroscience
Normally when there is talk of a small piece of metal that can be implanted in the brain to take over the control of som ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 12, 2016Cardiology
For diabetics, the threat of a heart attack is much more ominous than non-diabetics, because their prognosis is much wor ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 11, 2016Cardiology
Rare but deadly, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a disease where blood clots block the smallest blood vesse ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 11, 2016Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina Central University’s Nutrition Resea ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Despite numerous medical advancements in the past few decades, nothing has come close to replacing a doctor’s touc ...FEB 04, 2016Cancer
Cancer cells rarely spread on their own, preferring to travel in groups from their original tumor site, a new study with ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 01, 2016Cancer
Engineers are developing a handheld microscope, roughly the size of a pen, that could help surgeons see at the cellular ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 30, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a series of world firsts, doctors have successfully transplanted a kidney from an adult donor into a child with the a ...JAN 30, 2016Cardiology
Anticoagulant drugs thin the blood (I.E. “blood thinners”) to prevent dangerous clotting in the vessels. Peo ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 20, 2016Neuroscience
The brain is pretty much the body’s supercomputer. While the heart keeps blood pumping, the lungs keep air flowing ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 14, 2016Immunology
A new discovery was made in the world of atherosclerosis research. Malfunction of macrophage lysosomes, known for their ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at Harvard University created a disposable device that can predict a patient’s blood clotting tendencie ...JAN 08, 2016Cardiology
A diet high in sugar has been long known to correlate with a risk of cardiovascular disease, and new research from the U ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 30, 2015Cardiology
Quick recognition of heart attack symptoms could make the difference between life and death for patients needing a percu ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 28, 2015Neuroscience
There is an old saying that goes, “When you know better, you do better.” It’s true. When there is an a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 29, 2016
Neuroscience
The blood brain barrier, or BBB is what protects the brain from harmful substances that enter the bloodstream. It acts a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 26, 2016
Cardiology
Heart disease is the leading cause of death nationally and globally. Using the most advanced 3D printing technology, sci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A staggering 30-50% of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Thi
...
FEB 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tissue bioengineering is rapidly expanding as the demand for lab-grown tissues grows steadily due to shortages in donate
...
FEB 19, 2016
Cardiology
At the recent International Stroke Conference of 2016, researchers presented a study that connected untreated high blood
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 17, 2016
Cardiology
Sildenafil is a drug infamous for treating erectile dysfunction, but a new study shows that the same blood vessel dilati
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 16, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA is preparing for next-generation deep space travel with its ultra-advanced Orion spacecraft, which is presumably th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
A side effect of some medications is a change in the stiffness of white blood cells. The drugs tend to make the cells so
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Normally when there is talk of a small piece of metal that can be implanted in the brain to take over the control of som
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 12, 2016
Cardiology
For diabetics, the threat of a heart attack is much more ominous than non-diabetics, because their prognosis is much wor
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 11, 2016
Cardiology
Rare but deadly, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a disease where blood clots block the smallest blood vesse
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 11, 2016
Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina Central University’s Nutrition Resea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Despite numerous medical advancements in the past few decades, nothing has come close to replacing a doctor’s touc
...
FEB 04, 2016
Cancer
Cancer cells rarely spread on their own, preferring to travel in groups from their original tumor site, a new study with
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 01, 2016
Cancer
Engineers are developing a handheld microscope, roughly the size of a pen, that could help surgeons see at the cellular
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a series of world firsts, doctors have successfully transplanted a kidney from an adult donor into a child with the a
...
JAN 30, 2016
Cardiology
Anticoagulant drugs thin the blood (I.E. “blood thinners”) to prevent dangerous clotting in the vessels. Peo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 20, 2016
Neuroscience
The brain is pretty much the body’s supercomputer. While the heart keeps blood pumping, the lungs keep air flowing
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 14, 2016
Immunology
A new discovery was made in the world of atherosclerosis research. Malfunction of macrophage lysosomes, known for their
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at Harvard University created a disposable device that can predict a patient’s blood clotting tendencie
...
JAN 08, 2016
Cardiology
A diet high in sugar has been long known to correlate with a risk of cardiovascular disease, and new research from the U
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 30, 2015
Cardiology
Quick recognition of heart attack symptoms could make the difference between life and death for patients needing a percu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 28, 2015
Neuroscience
There is an old saying that goes, “When you know better, you do better.” It’s true. When there is an a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim