Medical research

Team develops new way to grow blood vessels

Formation of new blood vessels, a process also known as angiogenesis, is one of the major clinical challenges in wound healing and tissue implants. To address this issue, researchers from Texas A&M University have developed ...

Oncology & Cancer

SMAD4 clue to colon cancer

Chronic inflammation is a predisposing condition for colorectal cancer, the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Alzheimer's disease—why insulin is a new suspect

Johnson and Johnson recently announced that it was halting a clinical trial for a new Alzheimer's drug after safety issues emerged. This latest failure adds to the dozens of large, costly clinical trials that have shown no ...

Cardiology

Marker involved in lymphatic system connected to heart failure

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a new marker in the blood associated with an increased risk of heart failure. Surprisingly, the marker is not directly involved in how the heart functions, unlike most of ...

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