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 ...

The angiogenic growth of blood-vessel capillaries involves sprouting and branching processes that are, in part, controlled by Notch signalling. Gradients of matrix-bound vascular endothelial ...

Throughout our lives, our bones are continuously remodeled to maintain strength, repair injuries and adapt to new stresses.

It is returned to the heart in the veins. The capillaries connect the two types of blood vessel, and molecules are exchanged between the blood and the cells across their walls.

A team of UVM scientists led by University Distinguished Professor and Chair of Pharmacology Mark Nelson, Ph.D., from the ...

Abel Torres-Espin, lead author of a new analysis published in Science Translational Medicine. Many forms of dementia and ...

The 'Holy Grail,' so to speak, is whether early restoration of cerebral blood flow in brain blood vessel disease slows cognitive decline." This discovery underscores the vital role of capillaries ...