Researchers have developed a new platform that can replicate different types of blood vessel structures. Blood vessels are less like straight pipes and more like a crowded city road map, with turns, ...

Cerebrovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and stroke remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. A common feature of these diseases is vascular stenosis, i.e., the narrowing of ...

In these conditions, microvascular dysfunction leads to poor blood flow, lack of oxygen, tissue death, and inflammation, all of which can worsen outcomes. A new study by a team of researchers from ...

Nitric oxide doesn’t get the hype of collagen or NAD+, but it plays a central role in blood flow, energy, and how well the ...

For more than a century, scientists have known that blood vessels can rhythmically contract and relax in a process called vasomotion. In the brain, these subtle oscillations are thought to help ...

According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, nearly 10 million people aged 40 and older have Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). PAD may cause poor circulation. People who are older than ...

Dr. Tiziano Barbui explains how excess blood cell production in certain myeloproliferative neoplasms can impair circulation and why treatments like phlebotomy are used. Excess blood cell production in ...

New nanomaterial passes the blood-brain barrier to reduce damaging inflammation after the most common form of stroke. When ...

A blood clot is a potential complication after surgery. To help prevent blood clots, a doctor may advise doing exercises to promote blood flow, wearing compression garments, and taking blood-thinning ...