Mystery Blood Vessel Disorder Implicated In 'Mini' Strokes
Physicians have long been puzzled by a condition called intracranial arterial dolichoectasia, in which the larger arteries of the brain become elongated and misshapen. Typically, it has been considered a complication of atherosclerosis ("hardening of the arteries"), and not directly life-threatening. However, there is recent evidence that people with dolichoectasia are more likely to have aortic...Nano-bumps could help repair clogged blood vessels
Biomedical engineers at Purdue University have shown that "vascular stents" used to repair arteries might perform better if their surfaces contained "nano-bumps" that mimic tiny features found in living tissues. The researchers already have shown in a series of experiments that bone and cartilage cells in petri dishes attach better to materials that possess smaller surface bumps than are f...Unexpected lock and key mechanism found for the assembly of tumor blood vessels
A critical lock and key mechanism that allows the final step in the completion of new blood vessel formation has been identified by a University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine team in research that promises to lead to a new way to halt tumor growth by cutting off the tumor blood supply. The research team led by Judith Varner, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine at UC...Stanford doctors advance in bid to turn mice stem cells into blood vessels
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have taken a first step toward growing blood vessels from stem cells that could eventually be transplanted into living organisms. Starting with embryonic stem cells derived from mice, surgical resident Oscar Abilez, MD, and colleagues have successfully differentiated the stem cells into myocytes, one of the building blocks of blood...Researchers learn how blood vessel cells cope with their pressure-packed job
UCSD scientists have gained a better understanding of how repetitive stretching of endothelial cells that line arteries can make them healthy and resistant to vascular diseases. UCSD researchers stretched cells in a workout chamber the size of a credit card to gain a better understanding of how repetitive stretching of endothelial cells that line arteries can make them healthy and resista...Smarter Fermentation System Controller for One Vessel from Major Science
Description:One controller two vessel system suitable for early stage of fermentation, and small scale, Application : cultivation of microorganisms and human or animal cells...Drugs disrupt formation of blood vessels
Scientists have made a signficant step forward in their attempt to starve cancer tumours by stopping the growth of the blood vessels that feed them nutrients. Four drugs that disrupt angiogenesis - blood vessel formation - have been shown for the first time to be effective. It also provides the first indication that the drugs, known as angiogenesis inhibitors, vary in effectiveness depending on t...New Drug ALT-711 decreases blood vessel stiffness
A novel drug that breaks down collagen bonds in the body's blood vessels significantly decreases the stiffness of vessels in older people, according to a study conducted by National Institute on Aging (NIA) scientists and others. The finding suggests the medication could be a new treatment for high blood pressure, heart failure, and certain complications of diabetes. The drug, ALT-711, snips bond...Blood Vessel Surgery Safe for Diabetics
People with diabetes are no more likely to die or suffer heart problems after major surgery involving the blood vessels than people without the condition. Diabetes, in which a person either loses the ability to respond to the sugar-processing hormone insulin //or doesn't produce the hormone at all, is a major risk factor for heart disease, kidney failure, blindness and limb amputations....Bird flu drug avoids blood vessel leakage
Researchers from University of Chicago are developing drugs which help in the prevention of bird flu infection destroying the lungs by developing mechanisms which helps// in maintaining the lung from infection and also immune suppress the infection to avoid inflammatory cells produced by the cytokines (immune cells) causing an autoimmune destruction of the lungs leading to increased inflammation...Gimmi Yasargil Aneurysm-Vessel-Clips
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Description:...VASOVIEW 5 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System
Description:The VASOVIEW 5 system is an intuitive, all-in-one endoscopic vessel harvesting (EVH) system designed to minimize the scarring and risk of infection associated with traditional harvesting procedures. Incorporating an enhanced, ergonomic handle design with built-in controls to eliminate operative obstructions, this new device is intended to provide physicians with a one-handed, controlled approach...VASOVIEW 6 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System
Description:The active lifestyles of todays cardiac surgery patients require progressive solutions that enable a more rapid recovery and speedy return to everyday life. Since the introduction of endoscopic vessel harvesting (EVH), clinicians have been able to provide nearly 400,000 CABG patients with a higher standard of care: Faster ambulation Shorter hospital stays Reduced risk...VASOVIEW® 7 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System
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