Adding engineered human blood vessel-forming cells to islet transplants boosted the survival of the insulin-producing cells ...

A breakthrough in bioprinting of living tissues could soon lead to 3D-printing of blood vessels and human organs, ushering in ...

Researchers have developed a method using engineered blood vessel cells (R-VECs) to improve islet transplantation which could ...

Maintaining healthy blood flow to the brain is important for its function, as the brain is a highly active organ which requires a huge amount of energy. Blood vessels are equipped with processes that ...

Lifestyle changes and medicine for cardiovascular problems may help lower the risks of blood vessel damage and so keep ...

In the U.S., one of every three deaths is caused by CVD, which is over 835,000 deaths per year It is called the silent killer because atherosclerosis (when blood vessels become thick and stiff) is ...

In animal studies, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have found a possible mechanism for how the artificial sweetener ...

Elite athletes have a higher risk of a rare type of blood clot that affects the arms because of their high muscle mass, ...

This important study examines the role of pericytes in patterning the zebrafish blood-brain barrier (BBB) and controlling its permeability. Using pdgfrb mutant zebrafish models lacking brain pericytes ...