A 3D model accurately mimicking the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in a laboratory environment has been successfully developed by ...

Water flow plays a surprising role in the formation of new blood vessels as zebrafish develop, RIKEN researchers have discovered. This finding advances our understanding of how blood vessels ...

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The existence of two mechanisms means there is a backup if something goes wrong. "If one mechanism fails, the other mechanism will still be running to ensure that blood vessels form," notes Phng ...

Aneurysm occurs when a blood vessel weakens and bulges If this blood vessel is ruptured it can lead to severe internal ...

A brain aneurysm develops when a blood vessel wall weakens, creating a balloon-like bulge that can threaten life if ruptured. While many aneurysms remain ...

The flow of water helps drive the formation of new blood vessels in zebrafish Figure 1: A confocal light micrograph showing blood vessels in a three-day-old zebrafish (magenta: endothelial cells of ...

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Researchers have uncovered how specialized cells surrounding small blood vessels, known as perivascular cells, contribute to blood vessel dysfunction in chronic diseases such as cancer ...