News tagged with vessel obstruction

Stiffening arteries could change cell behavior

(PhysOrg.com) -- Like skin that loses elasticity, blood vessels lose their pliability and stiffen with age. In more than half of the U.S. population over 65, this stiffening of the blood vessels is accompanied ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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In the brain, 'ORMOSIL' nanoparticles hold promise as a potential vehicle for drug delivery

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the images of fruit flies, clusters of neurons are all lit up, forming a brightly glowing network of highways within the brain.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New system may one day steer microrobots through blood vessels for disease treatment

Researchers use a magnetic field to generate both side-to-side and corkscrew-like motions of tiny robots.

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Heavy metal meets hard rock: Battling through the ocean crust's hardest rocks

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 335 Superfast Spreading Rate Crust 4 recently completed operations in Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Hole 1256D, a deep scientific borehole that extends more ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study shows living at high altitude reduces risk of dying from heart disease

In one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in partnership with the Harvard School of Global Health have found that people living at higher altitudes ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How brain surgery saved the life of a patient preparing to die

John Moran was 27 years old when he underwent a long-shot brain surgery for what appeared to be a malignant tumor that would almost certainly be fatal.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Simple blood test detects early emphysema in smokers before symptoms appear

During a regular annual physical exam, blood is usually drawn to check the health of a person's heart, kidneys and liver. Now, researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center say a blood test that ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

International Women's Day provides a 'red alert' for women's hearts

On International Women's Day (8th March), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is calling for action to reduce the gender disparities that are currently resulting in women receiving second rate cardiovascular (CV) care. ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MEMS thermal sensor detects pre-atherosclerotic lesions

A new study published in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering shows that a MEMS thermal sensor deployed by an angiogram catheter can detect the earliest stages of atherosclerosis. The MEMS thermal sensor used convective heat t ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Increasing triglyceride levels linked to greater stroke risk

A study by researchers in Denmark revealed that increasing levels of non-fasting triglycerides are associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke in men and women. Higher cholesterol levels were associated with greater ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Scientists grow blood vessels for human surgery

Scientists can grow blood vessels in a lab for use in coronary bypass or dialysis, a promising alternative to harvesting from the patient, said a study published on Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 5


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