The cardiovascular system consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood. Its primary function is to transport nutrients and oxygen-rich blood to all parts of the body and to carry deoxygenated blood ...

Both arteries and veins are types of blood vessels in the cardiovascular system. An artery carries blood away from the heart, and a vein carries blood back to the heart. Blood vessels are essential ...

When biomedical researchers need to test their latest ideas, they often turn to engineered human tissue that mimics the ...

Hyperglycemia is the term for a marked increase in blood sugar levels which can be caused by diabetes. There are two main types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes which is caused by an immune response that ...

Diabetes, which is marked by increased glucose levels in the body, eventually leads to certain complications, including cardiovascular disease. Now, a new study shows a cellular connection between ...

Nature has consistently inspired engineering applications. Recently, a group of researchers drew new inspirations from the vascular network and developed a new type of fluidic system named VasFluidics ...

Adolescent athletes’ cardiovascular system may adapt to increased cardiorespiratory fitness by increasing blood pressure, arterial stiffness and ...

Researchers from Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania have created a lifelike robotic lionfish with a circulatory system, reports Gizmodo. That circulatory system enables the fish to ...

Nocturnal hypertension, or high blood pressure during sleep, often goes unnoticed and poses significant health risks. Unlike ...

Study finds 99% of all heart attacks, heart failure, or strokes occur in people with "suboptimal" blood pressure, cholesterol ...