blood vessels
Image of the Day: Break Through
The Scientist | Jan 19, 2017 | 1 min read
Immune cells minimize damage while traveling through blood vessel walls by breaking the thin filaments of the cytoskeleton, which can rapidly reassemble.
Smooth Move
Ashley P. Taylor | Jan 1, 2016 | 2 min read
In the mouse lung, hardening of a blood vessel can result from just a single progenitor cell forming new smooth muscle.
Platelets Fan Inflammation
Kate Yandell | Dec 4, 2014 | 3 min read
The circulating blood cells bind to neutrophils, prompting inflammation-related activity in these immune cell partners.
Your Brain on Art
Mary Beth Aberlin | May 1, 2014 | 3 min read
A new scientific discipline investigates the neurology underlying the experience and the creation of beauty.
Building Flesh and Blood
Jalees Rehman | May 1, 2014 | 10+ min read
Understanding how networks of blood vessels form is key to engineering transplantable organs and tissues.
Light Lowers Blood Pressure
Tracy Vence | Jan 20, 2014 | 3 min read
UVA exposure reduces human blood pressure by releasing nitric oxide metabolites from storage in the skin.
Plastics That Heal Like Skin
Edyta Zielinska | Sep 29, 2011 | 1 min read
Taking their cue from animal vasculature, engineers are building materials that "self-heal" breaks.
Stress and Inflammation
Christina M. Warboys, Narges Amini, Amalia de Luca, and Paul C. Evans | Feb 1, 2011 | 1 min read
Stress and inflammation Cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease and stroke, is the single greatest cause of death worldwide and is a major burden on health services and society.
When Stress Is Good
Christina M. Warboys, Narges Amini, Amalia de Luca, and Paul C. Evans | Feb 1, 2011 | 5 min read
Fast blood flow protects against atherosclerosis: implications for treatment