All blood vessels are specifically structured to perform their function. For example, a capillary is microscopically thin to allow gases to exchange, the arteries are tough and flexible to cope ...

Inside you, there is an amazing network of blood vessels, the tubes that carry blood all around your body. Every part of the body needs oxygen, food and water. The blood vessels are a bit like ...

The Capillary Cup is a zero-gravity cup designed by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit on the International Space Station. The product is an open drinking cup designed to be used in a microgravity ...

Denali’s Thorne takes the view that it is at these CSF borders, rather than capillary blood-brain interfaces, where minuscule amounts of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies tend to cross. After ...

Arteries and veins are the major blood vessels in your body. Arteries carry blood from the heart, while veins carry blood to the heart. Arteries and veins are two of the body’s main types of ...

Real-time test results during the patient visit Reduces patient follow-up visits and expenditure Capillary fingerstick samples for all blood tests Allegro uses a very small capillary blood drop ...

It’s been 15 years since the global effort to ban conflict diamonds began. But the industry is still tainted by conflict and misery Story by Aryn Baker/Tshikapa Photographs by Lynsey Addario for ...

Your risk for retinal vein occlusion goes up if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, or other conditions that affect the blood vessels. Retinal vein occlusion is unusual in younger people.

Biomedical engineers at the University of Rochester are leveraging ultrasound waves to organize endothelial cells—the ...