Each 2.54 square centimetre (a square inch) of human skin has six metres (20ft) of blood vessels. Veins hold about 65 per cent of the body's blood and have one-way valves tohelp blood move.

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And through those blood vessels ... human could lose 65% of their liver and ultimately be no worse for wear, since it would grow back over just a few months! So when you think about it, your body ...

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Surprisingly, the protein shortage primarily affects the brain's blood vessels. University of Connecticut researchers ...

Ceramides are found throughout the body and in the endothelium, the thin lining inside blood vessels. These waxy lipids regulate blood vessel tone, dilating or contracting vessels to modulate ...

The jugular veins are blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the head and neck back to the heart; by using it as a ...

Researchers have developed a cutting-edge chip technology capable of precisely mimicking the interactions between cancer cells and blood vessels, akin to the human body environment. This ...

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