A new advance in tissue engineering could help. In December, the Food and Drug Administration approved a bioengineered blood vessel to treat vascular trauma. Made by North Carolina–based biotech ...
Scientists have discovered that long-term use of common medications for high blood pressure and heart failure could contribute to kidney damage. While these drugs, including ACE inhibitors, are ...
Meanwhile, other research teams were looking into what the virus was doing to the heart muscle ... then targets the lungs. Cells in the lungs and blood vessels contain an abundance of ACE2 ...
In atherosclerosis, the vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) contributes to vessel wall inflammation and lipoprotein retention, as well as to the formation of the fibrous cap that provides stability ...
Jan. 31, 2025 — Prolonged illnesses like cancer and chronic infections often leave the immune system in a state of exhaustion, where its frontline defenders -- T cells -- lose their ability to ...
Blood Vessel-Like Coating Could Make Medical Devices ... Genetic Carriers for Sickle Cell Disease Have Higher Risks of Blood Clots Across Diverse Ancestries Sep. 12, 2024 — Researchers have ...
An investigation is underway in the Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis after 19 people were found dead aboard a vessel, authorities said. The St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF ...
There will be a blood drive for sickle cell disease this weekend in South Jersey to mark the beginning of Black History Month. Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood disorder.