Scientists at the University of North Texas report a breakthrough in building tiny, lab-grown replicas of human organs. These replicas, called organoids, can mimic some functions and structures of ...

Researchers are making ever more sophisticated mini organs in the laboratory — and now the organoids can grow their own blood vessels. The structures, which mimic the heart, liver, lungs and gut, are ...

Researchers at the University of Osaka have developed a minimally invasive method for recording brain activity through blood ...

Liver organoids with proper blood vessel networks have been successfully produced, as reported by researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. This ...

Micro and nanoplastics, tiny pieces of plastic scattered throughout the environment, have been increasingly found to be able to enter the body, raising questions about where they end up and how they ...

Eating an apple a day may not lower blood pressure overnight, but research shows whole apples support healthier arteries, ...

Previous research suggested that anger can increase people's risk of heart attacks. In the new study, researchers found that part of the reason why could be that anger briefly reduces blood vessels' ...

High blood pressure (hypertension) causes thickening of the blood vessels and hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis). A study conducted by Brazilian researchers has shown for the first time that ...

And how to get it under control. By Liz Szabo Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure — but only a quarter of those with hypertension have it under control, according to the Centers ...

Compared with women who never got COVID-19, women who recovered from a mild case had “older,” stiffer, and less-efficient blood vessels. COVID infection didn’t seem to have an effect on blood vessel ...