Related topics: blood vessels

Cardiology

Test for HDL cholesterol function could transform the way healthcare providers predict risk for heart disease

A groundbreaking study published today in AACC's Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine shows that a new test could improve diagnosis and treatment of heart disease by measuring how effectively a patient's high-density lipoprotein ...

Jun 06, 2017

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Immunology

Breakdown of neutrophil protein causes severe autoimmune disease of blood vessels

Neutrophils are key players of the innate immune system that help fight off infection. These white blood cells attack in a number of ways: producing enzymes or toxic oxygen-containing molecules, ingesting pathogens, and releasing ...

Apr 17, 2017

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Cardiology

Headache far more common stroke symptom in children than adults

Children are far more likely than adults to report headache when having a stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2017.

Feb 22, 2017

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Cardiology

New technique yields healthier blood vessels after heart surgery

Surgeons often take a blood vessel from your leg to graft onto your heart during a coronary bypass surgery. The practice can lead to scarring in many patients, which in turn can cause another heart attack. A new technique ...

Feb 17, 2017

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Medical research

See how immune cells break through blood vessel walls

In any given second, thousands of immune cells are poking holes in your blood vessels as they travel out of the blood stream to survey your organs for problems or join the fight against a pathogen. Despite the constant assault, ...

Jan 17, 2017

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Immunology

Researchers gain new understanding of how neutrophils

As an arm of the innate immune system, white blood cells called neutrophils form the first line of defense against invading pathogens. Neutrophils spend most of their lives racing through the bloodstream, patrolling for bacteria ...

Aug 31, 2016

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Cancer

Loophole for cancer cells

Many cancers only become a mortal danger if they form metastases elsewhere in the body. Such secondary tumours are formed when individual cells break away from the main tumour and travel through the bloodstream to distant ...

Aug 10, 2016

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Medical research

New way to grow blood vessels could boost regenerative medicine

Growing tissues and organs in the lab for transplantation into patients could become easier after scientists discovered an effective way to produce three-dimensional networks of blood vessels, vital for tissue survival yet ...

May 24, 2016

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Medical research

Scientists turn to 3-D printing, digital simulations to treat heart disease

My mother bought her first GPS in the 1990s. A few months later, she came home angry because it had directed her to the wrong side of the city, making her an hour late. "That's too bad," I said, and we went on with our lives. ...

Mar 25, 2016

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Cancer

Decreased blood vessel leakage can improve cancer therapy and reduce tumor spread

Cancer therapy is often hampered by the accumulation of fluids in and around the tumour, which is caused by leakage from the blood vessels in the tumour. Researchers at Uppsala University now show how leakage from blood vessels ...

Mar 23, 2016

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