Engineers from Texas A University (TAMU) have developed a groundbreaking tiny chip that mimics real human blood vessels, ...

Blood vessels are like big-city highways; full of curves, branches, merges, and congestion. Yet for years, lab models ...

Scientists at the University of Tokyo have developed a groundbreaking AI-powered technology that can non-invasively monitor ...

A harmful form of the tau protein, which builds up in Alzheimer's disease and similar brain disorders, can directly damage blood vessels in the brain, according to a new study by researchers at ...

In biomedical research, so-called organs-on-a-chip, also referred to as microphysiological systems, are becoming increasingly ...

Miniature organs on a chip could allow us to do scientific studies with great precision, without having to resort to animal testing. The main problem, however, is that artificial tissue needs blood ...

Severe, deep venous Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) is a debilitating disease that is most often caused by blood clots (deep vein thromboses or DVTs) in the deep veins of the leg. When valves ...

Our unique Master’s level programme in Advancing Practice in Peripheral Vascular Disease at Birmingham City University is the first level 7 vascular course offered by the sector on the UK mainland. It ...

The presence of peripheral arterial disease signals systemic atherosclerosis affecting multiple vascular beds, including coronary arteries. Foot edema: when heart failure shows in swollen ankles ...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, but following closely behind (affecting an estimated 5 to 10 percent ...

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