A research team at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan report they have created a model of the blood-brain barrier using modularized tissue derived from human cells. The ...

A new mouse study suggests that "beige" fat surrounding blood vessels can send calming signals to the arteries—revealing an ...

Obesity causes hypertension. Hypertension causes cardiovascular disease. And cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of ...

Scientists have found that beige fat, unlike white fat, may actually help control blood pressure, via a study in mice, which ...

A new 3D printing method uses ice to build a template for artificial blood vessels in engineered tissue. Researchers hope the vessels could eventually be used in artificial organ transplants or drug ...

Results reveal mechanism driving high blood pressure and point toward more precise therapies targeting communication between fat and blood vessels.

SAN ANTONIO — It's time to team up and save lives! South Texas Blood & Tissue is working with the San Antonio Spurs to save more lives and they're asking for the public's help. All through January, ...

A new single-cell profiling technique has mapped pre-malignant gene mutations and their effects in solid tissues for the ...