When skin is cut or damaged, tiny cell fragments circulating in the blood, called platelets, arrive at the injury and spread out to stop the blood from leaking out. Once enough layers of platelets ...

UC Davis Health vascular surgeons are among the first in the country to treat patients with thoracic aortic disease by using ...

The agency OK’d an artificial vessel to restore blood flow in patients, even though its own scientists flagged questionable ...

The number of patients diagnosed with a chronic and oftentimes debilitating blood circulation disorder has risen sharply in ...

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London — An American man who said he was among the crew on the MV Stena Immaculate tanker when it was hit Monday by a cargo ship, causing both vessels to burst into flames off England's east ...

The disparities between men and women in prevalence, risk factors and symptoms of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) have a profound impact on prevention, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for women, ...

A U.S.-flagged tanker carrying jet fuel was struck by a cargo ship in the North Sea off the coast of eastern England on Monday, triggering multiple explosions, setting both vessels on fire and ...

While previous studies have concentrated on the structural shifts in bone tissue itself, the role of nerves and blood vessels—critical players in bone health—has remained relatively unexplored.

Jet fuel destined for the US Airforce on board US-flagged MV Stena Immaculate reportedly leaked into the water after it was struck by the smaller vessel. In an update late on Monday, Crowley ...

Your body will also try to adjust in other ways. For instance, your blood vessels will narrow to increase the force of blood flow. And your kidneys will retain more fluid (water) and sodium so ...

The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body. It’s an artery ... at the level of the twelfth thoracic vertebra (a spot in the upper abdomen). From there, it travels downward, supplying oxygenated ...