As the body ages, bones undergo changes that can hinder their ability to regenerate and heal. While previous studies have ...

In the brain, not all blood flow is created equal. RIKEN researchers have developed a detailed cortical layer map of the ...

Laid end-to-end, an adult's arteries, veins and capillaries would stretch for about 100,000 miles - enough to wrap around the world nearly four times. Each 2.54 square centimetre (a square inch ...

Scientists at Albany Med are getting $2 million to help study the role of blood vessels in organ failure. They will be ...

Finally, on a larger scale, consider the information flows used to command and coordinate the behavior of organs, such as the nervous and lymphatic systems. Why blood vessels? As they are a natural ...

Slippery proteins in the brain’s blood vessels form a protective barrier that breaks break down with age, studies in mice ...

This is particularly relevant in vascularized tissues and organoids, where simulating the dynamic environment of blood vessels is crucial for accurately replicating physiological conditions (101).

Vasculitis is an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation of the blood vessels. It can affect arteries, veins, and capillaries. This condition causes blood vessel walls to swell, which restricts ...

Very low blood pressure. The structure of the blood vessels can be easily compared when they are seen in this cross-section (not to scale).