Microrobots may become an effective tool in breaking down the dangerous blood vessel blockages that cause strokes. But these ...

A new microrobot system uses magnetic steering and drug-filled capsules to deliver stroke medicine directly to a clot.

New research suggests that the circadian system in people with obstructive sleep apnea may disrupt blood vessel function ...

Every year, 12 million people worldwide suffer a stroke; many die or are permanently impaired. Currently, drugs are ...

Bones are very hard organs. Still they do possess a tight meshwork of blood vessels in their inner cavity, where the bone marrow is located, as well as on the bone surface, that is covered by the ...

Your eyes—retinal blood vessels and retinal imaging—may help predict heart disease, according to a new study. Here, doctors ...

Surgeons in the United States perform nearly 600,000 coronary artery stent procedures and bypass surgeries every year.

A network of very fine blood vessels that connects bone marrow directly with the blood supply of the periosteum that was previously overlooked has now been discovered by Dr. Anika Grüneboom, a young ...

Scientists have found that they may be able to use the retina's blood vessels to help predict a person's heart disease risk and see how fast they are biologically aging.

Found in everything from protein bars to energy drinks, erythritol has long been considered a safe alternative to sugar.

Discover the giraffe’s extreme circulatory system and how it manages dangerous blood pressure with nature’s unique ...

Growing functional blood vessel networks is no easy task. Previously, other groups have made networks that span millimeters in size. But now, a team has grown a self-assembling, functional network of ...