In biomedical research, so-called organs-on-a-chip, also referred to as microphysiological systems, are becoming increasingly ...

Engineers from Texas A&M University (TAMU) have developed a groundbreaking tiny chip that mimics real human blood vessels, ...

Blood vessels are like big-city highways; full of curves, branches, merges, and congestion. Yet for years, lab models ...

In animals, there is now strong evidence that these structures can be damaged by blast exposures that disrupt blood vessels. In veterans, the effects are harder to measure. Imaging studies done by ...

In the 2008 film “Twilight,” a vampire describes the scent of blood as being “like a drug.” While in the world of fantasy, vampires may crave blood for reasons that are tinged with the ...

Miniature organs on a chip could allow us to do scientific studies with great precision, without having to resort to animal testing. The main problem, however, is that artificial tissue needs blood ...

A study that harnesses a pioneering 3D printing technique to create tiny human blood vessel structures could eventually help end the use of animals to test new drugs. The research, published in ...

Have you ever seen an animal with Blue Blood? While this may sound unusual, animals with blue blood do exist. While most vertebrates, including humans, have red blood cells due to hemoglobin ...

mimicking the structure and function of human blood vessels which helps scientists and doctors do tests quickly and with very little liquid. Although mice and other animals have similarities to ...

Reducing available energy while maintaining nutrition within the body has been shown to extend lifespans in several animal models ... normally used to treat high blood pressure – lived longer ...