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The blood vessels are the part of the circulatory system that transport blood throughout the body. There are three major types of blood vessels: the arteries, which carry the blood away from the heart, the capillaries, which enable the actual exchange of water and chemicals between the blood and the tissues; and the veins, which carry blood from the capillaries back towards the heart.

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Defibrotide improves response rate in patients with severe veno-occlusive disease of the liver

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Defibrotide, a novel drug which modulates the response of blood vessels to injury, was markedly more effective than standard treatment in post-stem cell transplant patients with hepatic veno-occlusive disease, a life threatening ...


Researchers finds hidden sensory system in the skin

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Researchers report that the human body has an entirely unique and separate sensory system aside from the nerves that give most of us the ability to touch and feel. Surprisingly, this sensory network is located throughout ...


Delivering medicine directly into a tumor

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Researchers at Burnham Institute for Medical Research at University of California, Santa Barbara have identified a peptide (a chain of amino acids) that specifically recognizes and penetrates cancerous tumors but not normal ...





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New technology helps scientists understand ancient fossils

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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Some of the world's oldest human bones and other ancient relics are studied here using some of the world's newest technologies.


Study Results Suggest Adult Stem Cells May Help Repair Muscle Cells Damaged by Heart Attack

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Adult stem cells may help repair heart tissue damaged by heart attack according to the findings of a new study to be published in the December 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Resul ...


H1N1 more risky than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease

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Infection with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, causes more life-threatening complications than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center. The findings, to ...



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