Team develops bioengineered material to quickly stop bleeding in patients taking blood thinners
Credit: Wikimedia Commons In the United States, more than 11 million people take anticoagulant or antiplatelet medications, such as heparin ...
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3D bioprinting explains why curvature of blood vessels may promote brain cancer metastasis
Creation of an in vitro cerebrovascular model using 3D bioprinting technology. Credit: POSTECH Recent research suggests that the winding paths ...
Researchers develop wearable white blood cell tracker
Overview of the study. (A) Image of the CytoTracker device prototype. (B) An image of the CytoTracker microfluidic impedance cytometer. ...
Discovery of the role of hereditary genetic variants in rare blood cancers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Large-scale genetic analysis has helped researchers uncover the interaction between cancer-causing genetic mutations and inherited genetic ...
Scientists use blood tests to track gene expression in the brain
Scan of the hippocampus and cortex of mice, where the red signal comes from the immunostaining of the synthetic marker ...
Statins reduce risk of blood clots associated with menopausal hormone therapy
Credit: CC0 Public domain Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have provided substantial evidence supporting the ...
New way to stimulate blood vessel growth shows promise in saving at-risk limbs
Critical limb ischemia (CLI), the end-stage condition of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), is increasing worldwide. Diabetes, smoking (Buerger's disease), and ...
Researchers discover crucial step in creating blood stem cells
Blood stem cells form in the trunk of a zebrafish embryo. Blood stem cells are yellow, with the red tubes ...
The secret to longevity of centenarians identified in a blood test
What are the biomarkers that protect against mortality? A large Swedish study found notable differences in glucose and total cholesterol ...
