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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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SEP 11, 2015Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you get the chance to see a pink dolphin; they are incredibly rare with only 14 known to e ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 03, 2015Videos
While they used to be hunted for their blubber, skins and ivory teeth, the only people hunting whales today are tourists ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 16, 2015Health & Medicine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that around 10% of people infected with Rocky Mountain Spot ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 14, 2015Cancer
Getting cancer to go away is only part of the story. Keeping it from coming back may require an entirely different ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 08, 2015Neuroscience
The position in which people sleep could affect how efficiently the brain clears waste, and ultimately, how the brain fu ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 07, 2015Neuroscience
We have all experienced what it feels like to be "hangry" - hungry and angry at the same time. A new study on this pheno ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 03, 2015Cancer
Why does melanoma, which accounts for 2 percent of skin cancer cases, cause almost all skin cancer deaths? Why have mela ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 03, 2015Health & Medicine
Zion Harvey is the first child to receive a double hand transplant, and he couldn't be more thankful. This story has bee ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 01, 2015Earth & The Environment
A San Francisco-based sightseeing cruise line called The Red and White Fleet has taken on a new project. Certainly, if i ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUL 22, 2015Health & Medicine
The American Journal of Pathology recently published a study that yields promising results in the search for better trea ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 22, 2015Neuroscience
Treating an aggressive brain tumor may have come one step closer to reality recently as a company developing a novel the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 11, 2015Neuroscience
Harvard Medical School researchers believe that type 2 diabetes might reduce the ability to regulate blood flow, which, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 08, 2015Neuroscience
Why do some of your friends -- who are the same age as you are -- look so much younger than you do? Why do some look so ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 01, 2015Plants & Animals
How do you imagine a nice a boat ride in the water? With the sun shining and some fishing poles in the water, or maybe a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 12, 2015Health & Medicine
Exciting news in the realm of miniature robotics is about to get a lot of attention from the medical industry. No longer ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 04, 2015Videos
The summer months are upon us, and depending where you live, you probably sweat every time you spend more than 15 minute ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 02, 2015Immunology
Every scientist who's ever turned a curious eye into a microscope has dreamed of making a discovery that rattles the fou ...Written By: Will HectorJUN 02, 2015Earth & The Environment
Fusion power, the holy grail of energy generation. If researchers could get a fusion reactor going and keep it going, we ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAY 26, 2015Neuroscience
There's good fat, and then there's really good fat.
Two separate studies have pointed to the key role played ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 21, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Composed of lymph vessels, lymph nodes and organs, the lymphatic system absorbs excess fluid and returns it to the blood ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 14, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Understanding the function of certain groups of non-coding RNAs will lead to a greater understanding of how certain illn ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 10, 2015Neuroscience
You'd be justified in having some skepticism about a study citing the benefits of chocolate that is sponsored by Hershey ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 29, 2015Neuroscience
Nerve cells and blood vessels engage in a chemical discussion to keep healthy and avoid disease, according to a new stud ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 28, 2015Cardiology
Polygamy increases the risk of heart disease by more than 4-fold, according to research presented at the Asian Pacific S ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
SEP 11, 2015
Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you get the chance to see a pink dolphin; they are incredibly rare with only 14 known to e
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 03, 2015
Videos
While they used to be hunted for their blubber, skins and ivory teeth, the only people hunting whales today are tourists
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 16, 2015
Health & Medicine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that around 10% of people infected with Rocky Mountain Spot
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 14, 2015
Cancer
Getting cancer to go away is only part of the story. Keeping it from coming back may require an entirely different
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 08, 2015
Neuroscience
The position in which people sleep could affect how efficiently the brain clears waste, and ultimately, how the brain fu
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 07, 2015
Neuroscience
We have all experienced what it feels like to be "hangry" - hungry and angry at the same time. A new study on this pheno
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 03, 2015
Cancer
Why does melanoma, which accounts for 2 percent of skin cancer cases, cause almost all skin cancer deaths? Why have mela
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 03, 2015
Health & Medicine
Zion Harvey is the first child to receive a double hand transplant, and he couldn't be more thankful. This story has bee
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 01, 2015
Earth & The Environment
A San Francisco-based sightseeing cruise line called The Red and White Fleet has taken on a new project. Certainly, if i
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
JUL 22, 2015
Health & Medicine
The American Journal of Pathology recently published a study that yields promising results in the search for better trea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Treating an aggressive brain tumor may have come one step closer to reality recently as a company developing a novel the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 11, 2015
Neuroscience
Harvard Medical School researchers believe that type 2 diabetes might reduce the ability to regulate blood flow, which,
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 08, 2015
Neuroscience
Why do some of your friends -- who are the same age as you are -- look so much younger than you do? Why do some look so
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 01, 2015
Plants & Animals
How do you imagine a nice a boat ride in the water? With the sun shining and some fishing poles in the water, or maybe a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
Exciting news in the realm of miniature robotics is about to get a lot of attention from the medical industry. No longer
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 04, 2015
Videos
The summer months are upon us, and depending where you live, you probably sweat every time you spend more than 15 minute
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 02, 2015
Immunology
Every scientist who's ever turned a curious eye into a microscope has dreamed of making a discovery that rattles the fou
...
Written By:
Will Hector
JUN 02, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Fusion power, the holy grail of energy generation. If researchers could get a fusion reactor going and keep it going, we
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
MAY 26, 2015
Neuroscience
There's good fat, and then there's really good fat.
Two separate studies have pointed to the key role played ...
Two separate studies have pointed to the key role played ...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAY 21, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Composed of lymph vessels, lymph nodes and organs, the lymphatic system absorbs excess fluid and returns it to the blood
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 14, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Understanding the function of certain groups of non-coding RNAs will lead to a greater understanding of how certain illn
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 10, 2015
Neuroscience
You'd be justified in having some skepticism about a study citing the benefits of chocolate that is sponsored by Hershey
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 29, 2015
Neuroscience
Nerve cells and blood vessels engage in a chemical discussion to keep healthy and avoid disease, according to a new stud
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 28, 2015
Cardiology
Polygamy increases the risk of heart disease by more than 4-fold, according to research presented at the Asian Pacific S
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke