The lumen is the hollow opening or the space inside the blood vessel. Artery Vein Capillary Function Carry blood away from the heart (usually oxygenated blood, except for the pulmonary artery ...

Mesenteric (or intestinal) artery disease is a condition that develops when the arteries in the abdomen that supply the intestines become narrowed, or blocked, by an accumulation of a fatty substance ...

Coronary artery disease, CAD, is a condition where the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle become clogged and narrow, making it difficult for blood and oxygen to reach the muscles of ...

The first evaluation for subclavian artery occlusive disease should always be a simple measurement of bilateral brachial artery blood pressures. A significant difference between the two ...

Using adult stem cells, the researchers also created a 'mini organ' of skin in a dish, known as an organoid, with the ability to grow hair. They compared the molecular characteristics of skin ...

Celiac artery compression syndrome, also known as median arcuate ligament syndrome, is a condition where a muscular fibrous band of the diaphragm, the median arcuate ligament, compresses the celiac ...

Real-time organoid morphology analysis. Using holotomography, it is possible to observe the lumen and villus development process of intestinal organoids in real time, which was difficult to ...

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons, which leads to nigrostriatal impairment. Although induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC ...

Organoid technology has lately risen to prominence as a critical tool for both basic and biomedical research. Embryonic stem cells (ESCs), induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and primary ...

Aug. 14, 2024 — More than a quarter of Australians over the age of 50 take cholesterol-lowering drugs to prevent heart disease and strokes, but our bodies also need cholesterol to survive. Now ...