Islet transplantation with blood vessel cells shows promise to treat type 1 diabetes
Adding engineered human blood vessel-forming cells to islet transplants boosted the survival of the insulin-producing cells ...
A breakthrough in bioprinting may soon lead to 3D-printed blood vessels and human organs
A breakthrough in bioprinting of living tissues could soon lead to 3D-printing of blood vessels and human organs, ushering in ...
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Dr. Mitch Shulman: What you need to know about anemia
Anemia is the medical term for a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells circulating in the bloodstream. Red blood cells ...
eLife3d
Vascular mural cells protect the adult brain from haemorrhage but do not control the blood-brain barrier in developing zebrafish
This important study examines the role of pericytes in patterning the zebrafish blood-brain barrier (BBB) and controlling its permeability. Using pdgfrb mutant zebrafish models lacking brain pericytes ...