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CT-measured vascular pruning linked to mortality risk in smokers without COPD

In a new study, CT-measured vascular pruning – the diminution of distal pulmonary blood vessels (vessels on the outer edges of the lungs) – was associated with increased risk of death in smokers without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

23 May 2017

Pulmonary thrombosis-on-a-chip enables unprecedented study of blood responses to organ-level injury

The average human pair of lungs is permeated by a network of about 164 feet of blood vessels (roughly the width of a football field), including microscopic blood capillaries, which facilitate the diffusion of oxygen into the bloodstream in exchange for carbon dioxide.

23 May 2017

Study provides better understanding of vascular malformation

In diseases like cancer, diabetes, rheumatism and stroke, a disorder develops in the blood vessels that exacerbates the condition and obstructs treatment.

23 May 2017

Scientists identify new risk genes providing insights about cause of CAD

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of death worldwide. Despite dozens of regions in the genome associated with CAD, most of the genetic components of heart diseases are not fully understood, suggesting that more genes are out there to be found.

23 May 2017

Study: Angiotensin II can safely improve blood pressure among critically ill patients with hypotension

Sixty years after Cleveland Clinic researchers first isolated the role of angiotensin II in controlling blood pressure, a new international study led by Cleveland Clinic researchers shows that the compound can safely improve blood pressure among critically ill patients who are experiencing life-threatening hypotension, or low blood pressure.

22 May 2017

Body fat can help treat bone joint injuries and osteoarthritis

Body fat now can help treat bone joint conditions, including injuries and osteoarthritis – the type of arthritis caused by wear and tear in tissue between joints, which affects 27 million people.

19 May 2017

Antibody drug conjugate could hold promise in improving treatment for childhood ALL

Researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered that a protein (5T4) found on the surface of cells contributes to chemotherapy resistance in the most common type of childhood leukaemia.

From The University of Manchester 19 May 2017

FDA-approved drug improves clinical outcomes among patients with rare immunologic disease

Adding the injectable drug mepolizumab to standard treatment for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), a rare immunologic disease, significantly improved clinical outcomes among participants in an advanced clinical trial, scientists report.

18 May 2017

Researchers discover innovative way to produce hematopoietic stem cells

A study published on May 17 in Nature, discovers an innovative method to produce infinite supply of healthy blood cells from the readily available cells that line blood vessels. This achievement by the researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine marks the first time that any research group has generated such blood-forming stem cells.

18 May 2017

DAWN trial: Mechanical thrombectomy plus medication significantly decreases post-stroke disability

Results from the DAWN stroke trial presented at the European Stroke Organization Conference provide compelling evidence that selected patients suffering a major ischemic stroke recovered significantly better with mechanical retrieval of the blood clot with medical therapy compared with medical therapy alone when initiated past the current guidelines of within 6 hours and up to 24 hours of the stroke.

18 May 2017

University of Guelph researcher discovers effective way to treat shortness of breath in heart failure

Shortness of breath is the No.1 complaint of people suffering from heart failure. Now a University of Guelph researcher has discovered its surprising cause - and an effective treatment - in a groundbreaking new study.

17 May 2017

Researchers identify new way to prevent pneumococci from entering the brain

An international team of researchers, led from Karolinska Institutet, has identified two receptors on the cells in the blood vessels of the brain that can be blocked and thereby prevent pneumococci from entering the brain.

17 May 2017

Philips showcase image guided therapy solutions at EuroPCR 2017

Royal Philips will showcase its market-leading image guided therapy solutions at EuroPCR 2017 (Paris, May 16 – 19, 2017) to advance interventional cardiology and make care more personalized, while optimizing patient care and hospital budgets. This year, the healthcare industry is celebrating the 40th anniversary of angioplasty, the minimally invasive treatment of obstructed blood vessels, and as a leader in interventional cardiology, Philips is reinforcing its longstanding commitment to transforming cardiac care with meaningful innovations.

17 May 2017

3-D printed ovary produces offspring in animal model

Researchers in the U.S., have managed to create an artificial ovary that enabled a mouse to conceive and produce babies.

17 May 2017

‘Disease in a dish’ model pinpoints how defects in blood-brain barrier can cause psychomotor disorder

Scientists for the first time have assembled a "disease in a dish" model that pinpoints how a defect in the blood-brain barrier can produce an incurable psychomotor disorder, Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome.

17 May 2017

Experimental gene therapy proven safe for preserving vision of people with AMD

In a small and preliminary clinical trial, Johns Hopkins researchers and their collaborators have shown that an experimental gene therapy that uses viruses to introduce a therapeutic gene into the eye is safe and that it may be effective in preserving the vision of people with wet age-related macular degeneration.

17 May 2017

Neurobiologists uncover reason for defects in the blood-brain barrier of Huntington's disease patients

By using induced pluripotent stem cells to create endothelial cells that line blood vessels in the brain for the first time for a neurodegenerative disease, University of California, Irvine neurobiologists and colleagues have learned why Huntington's disease patients have defects in the blood-brain barrier that contribute to the symptoms of this fatal disorder.

17 May 2017

New study explores safety of exercise in children with sickle cell disease

While regular exercise is known to reduce inflammation over time, it actually increases inflammation in the short term.

16 May 2017

WSU scientists develop new approach to deliver therapeutics to tumors

For the first time, WSU researchers have demonstrated a way to deliver a drug to a tumor by attaching it to a blood cell. The innovation could let doctors target tumors with anticancer drugs that might otherwise damage healthy tissues.

16 May 2017

New spherical nucleic acid drug crosses blood-brain barrier to target brain tumors in animals

The first drug using spherical nucleic acids to be systemically given to humans has been developed by Northwestern University scientists and approved by the Food and Drug Administration as an investigational new drug for an early-stage clinical trial in the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme.

12 May 2017

Blood Vessels News and Research

CT-measured vascular pruning linked to mortality risk in smokers without COPD

Pulmonary thrombosis-on-a-chip enables unprecedented study of blood responses to organ-level injury

Study provides better understanding of vascular malformation

Scientists identify new risk genes providing insights about cause of CAD

Study: Angiotensin II can safely improve blood pressure among critically ill patients with hypotension

Body fat can help treat bone joint injuries and osteoarthritis

Antibody drug conjugate could hold promise in improving treatment for childhood ALL

FDA-approved drug improves clinical outcomes among patients with rare immunologic disease

Researchers discover innovative way to produce hematopoietic stem cells

DAWN trial: Mechanical thrombectomy plus medication significantly decreases post-stroke disability

University of Guelph researcher discovers effective way to treat shortness of breath in heart failure

Researchers identify new way to prevent pneumococci from entering the brain

Philips showcase image guided therapy solutions at EuroPCR 2017

3-D printed ovary produces offspring in animal model

‘Disease in a dish’ model pinpoints how defects in blood-brain barrier can cause psychomotor disorder

Experimental gene therapy proven safe for preserving vision of people with AMD

Neurobiologists uncover reason for defects in the blood-brain barrier of Huntington's disease patients

New study explores safety of exercise in children with sickle cell disease

WSU scientists develop new approach to deliver therapeutics to tumors

New spherical nucleic acid drug crosses blood-brain barrier to target brain tumors in animals

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