Blood vessels

Red eyes may be due to an infection: Know how to deal with it

Posted By Paras Hemrajani, September 13, 2019 at 01:53pm

Red eyes can cause discomfort and be embarrassing in social interactions. Read on to know how to deal with this condition.
Tiny robot to remove clots from blood vessels

Posted By IANS, August 30, 2019 at 12:36pm

Surgeons can now send tiny robots into your blood vessels to remove clots. Read on to know more.
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery less invasive, makes recovery faster

Posted By ANI, May 05, 2019 at 06:03pm

A new study published in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, has revealed that video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery can lead to decreased risk of post-operative bleeding, complications and pain.
Scientists develop robots to swim through blood vessel for better drug efficiency

Posted By Agencies, January 21, 2019 at 12:39pm

Scientists have developed tiny elastic robots that can change shape depending on their surroundings and can swim through fluids, an advance which may help deliver drugs to diseased tissue one day.
Cut your heart disease risk by managing your sleep duration

Posted By Editorial Team, December 10, 2018 at 02:47pm

According to a recent study, too much or too little sleep can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and early death.
Know the potential biomarkers of cerebral aneurysm risk

Posted By ANI, August 25, 2018 at 01:02pm

Turns out, aneurysm occurs anywhere throughout the circulatory system, but most commonly develop along the aorta and in blood vessels of the brain.
Radio surgery treatment gives a new lease of life to a 55-year old

Posted By Editorial Team, August 21, 2018 at 12:05pm

Kumar was diagnosed with breast cancer and was treated in the year 2008 successfully. But again after eight years during a regular check up, doctor diagnosed her with metastasis cancer.
Two-dimensional clay to aid in new blood vessel formation

Posted By Sreemoyee Chatterjee, August 20, 2018 at 09:53am

A two-dimensional clay based platform can now offer therapeutic proteins that help in new blood vessel formation, thanks to the group of researchers from Texas A&M University.
Why type 2 diabetics suffer from vascular ailments despite checking glucose? Here's the answer

Posted By Sreemoyee Chatterjee, August 11, 2018 at 12:13pm

MAHE researchers have uncovered the origin of effects of insulin on blood vessels and they now know the reason behind type 2 diabetics suffering from vascular issues in spite of curbing glucose levels in the body.
Drug for Parkinson's may also benefit heart failure patients, says study

Posted By Agencies, July 23, 2018 at 05:03pm

A research suggests that a drug to treat Parkinson's may help treat patients with heart failure,
Roundworms avoid bad bacteria after smelling Nitric oxide, concludes study

Posted By ANI, July 18, 2018 at 10:46am

Turns out, nitric oxide gas produced by a type of harmful bacteria lets roundworms know to stay away from it.
Johns Hopkins in US transplants penis and scrotum on a war veteran for the first time ever

Posted By Agencies, April 25, 2018 at 09:37am

In a first, doctors at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in the US successfully transplanted a penis and scrotum on a war veteran who had suffered injuries while deployed in Afghanistan.
Going blind in one eye? It could be retinal migraine!

Posted By Sandhya Raghavan, July 11, 2017 at 04:34pm

Retinal migraine is a sub-type of migraine that affects the eyes.
Beware! Air pollution may cause damage in blood vessels

Posted By Agencies, October 26, 2016 at 06:11pm

Increased exposure to air pollution may cause damage and inflammation to blood vessels.
A minute of secondhand weed smoke may damage blood vessels

Posted By Agencies, July 28, 2016 at 04:24pm

Inhaling weed smoke for even a minute can cause considerable damage.
Scientists identify genetic switch to prevent asthma

Posted By Agencies, July 24, 2016 at 11:23pm

Scientists at the University of Southampton analysed the impact of the gene ADAM33, which is associated with the development of asthma.
British scientists develop new method of growing blood vessels to reduce risk of transplant rejection

Posted By Agencies, May 25, 2016 at 03:57pm

A team of British researchers has developed a new technique to grow the blood vessels using cells from the patient to cut down significantly the risk of transplant rejection.
Scientists find how breast cancer cells spread from blood vessels

Posted By Agencies, February 11, 2016 at 10:04am

British researchers have identified a key protein that can control how breast cancer cells spread in the body
New biodegradable material with vitamin A reduces scarring in blood vessels

Posted By Agencies, January 28, 2016 at 11:04am

The soft elastic material can be used to treat injured vessels or be used to make medical devices such as stents and prosthetic vascular grafts.