A study published today in the journal Developmental Cell uncovers new insights into how the heart forms during the earliest stages of embryonic development.

A new avenue for targeted drug delivery has been proposed by researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the ...

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

New studies stemming from the Armamentarium consortium outline findings that advance tools based on Adeno-associated virus ...

The anatomy and terminology of the cerebral and sinus veins. Reproduced with permission from Clot Connect. 1 The obstruction of the blood flow from a clot in veins in the head leads to a back up of ...

The equation shows that the thermal response of the aqueous humor in the anterior chamber of the human eye is inversely ...

In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that systemic administration of FTS will suppress intimal thickening in the rat carotid injury model. Methods and Results ... performed in the left ...

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† Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States § ‡ Translational Research Institute and § Department of ...

A bruise may appear after a blood draw if small blood vessels are damaged when the needle is inserted or if not enough pressure is applied after the needle is removed. A blood draw (phlebotomy ...