Circulation News

A doctor might describe the anatomy of the heart as a hollow, pump-like organ of blood circulation, made up of mainly smooth muscle and consisting of four chambers.

For the first time, researchers have successfully grown functional human blood vessels in mice using cells from adult human donors - an important step in developing clinical strategies to grow tissue, ...

Perhaps your joints crack as you get out of bed. Or your calf cramps while you're driving.

The test, if approved for clinical use, could lead to early treatments that would head off the serious complications that can result from the disease.

A simple, minimally invasive procedure can treat a common cause of male infertility and improve a couple's chances of having a baby, a new study finds.

Serum tumor markers, which correlate with tumor burden over time in patients, decreased by up to 95 percent after treatment.

Researchers have found the first evidence that smaller size at birth is associated with specific alterations in the functioning of the heart and circulation in children and that these changes differ between ...

In his most recent publication he presents a new marker together with three associated monoclonal antibodies as further promising candidates for cancer therapy.

"What's really significant about our study is that we are using human cells that can be obtained from blood or bone marrow rather than removing and using fully developed blood vessels," said Joyce Bischoff, ...

Nature, in the simple form of a tree canopy, appears to provide keen insights into the best way to design complex systems to move substances from one place to another, an essential ingredient in the development ...

For the first time, researchers have successfully grown functional human blood vessels in mice using cells from adult human donors - an important step in developing clinical strategies to grow tissue, ...

Scientists have used human cells to grow new blood vessels in a mouse for the first time, a US journal reports.

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have devised an ultrasound imaging technique that picks up subtle early evidence of peripheral arterial disease that current conventional tests miss.

Swimsuit season is here. Will you be basking in the sunshine every weekend or hiding in the shadows? If you're one of the millions of Americans who suffer from some form of vein problem, the answer is likely ...

New findings from Bristol scientists could lead to future treatments to prevent lower limb amputations in diabetes - which currently affect 100 people a week in the UK .

Dear Dr. Donohue: My wife suffered a blockage in a coronary artery in 2005, and it was remedied by angioplasty and the placement of a stent.

Puffy feet and swollen legs usually aren't reason for alarm. But the key word is "usually." The reasons for edema often are ordinary hot weather, sitting or standing for a long time or eating too much salty ...

A diagnosis of heart disease darkens a person's outlook on life, a new government study finds.

Drinking green tea, which is already known to have anti-carcinogenic properties, has now been shown to have an almost immediate effect on heart health.

New data from clinical trials assessing various aspects of ST-elevation myocardial infarction, or STEMI, has led to an updated set of joint guidelines to improve outcomes in these patients.