Among the body's most crucial protective features are the brain barrier systems, including the blood-brain and blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barriers. These barriers are made of highly specialized cells that allow essential ...
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Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a molecular pathway that drives certain stressed or aging cells to become abnormally active, causing inflammation inside blood vessel plaques. ...
Jun 4, 2026
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A study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions reveals a previously unrecognized way blood vessels can protect themselves from damage and slow the development of atherosclerosis. The findings, ...
May 2, 2026
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Type 2 diabetes can turn immune cells that help with tissue repair and anti-inflammatory responses into triggers of chronic inflammation. A recent study investigated why people with type 2 diabetes are at a higher risk of ...
Every year, more than 200,000 people in Germany suffer a heart attack. This is caused by blocked coronary arteries. As a result, part of the heart muscle is no longer supplied with sufficient blood and oxygen; the tissue ...
Apr 8, 2026
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The tiny opaque tube that Yonghui Ding holds up to the light in his laboratory looks like a bit of debris from a dismantled ballpoint pen.
Dec 9, 2025
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A 3D model of imitation blood vessels will make it possible to see exactly how snake venom attacks blood vessels, without having to use laboratory animals. This new research model, called an organ-on-a-chip, was developed ...
Jun 4, 2024
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University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified a potential way to improve the survival rate of lung transplant patients.
Jan 8, 2024
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A new Northwestern Medicine study has discovered a novel therapeutic target and therapeutic agents for older patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), according to recent findings published Aug. 16 in Science ...
Aug 16, 2023
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A major risk factor for diabetes, insulin resistance occurs when the cells of the body do not respond to insulin and cannot make use of the glucose (sugar) in the blood stream. The condition is known to increase the risk ...
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