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Their work has shown that different blood-vessel cells have distinct molecular signatures that the researchers liken to ZIP codes.

Drug Offers Hope in Obesity Fight Ron Winslow 2011

Angioplasty triggers inflammatory reactions, blood-vessel spasms and other adverse changes in 10% to 50% of cases.

Feeling Groggy? Your Brain May Be Half Asleep Ann Lukits 2011

A study published in this month's issue of the Archives of Neurology found that the diet might protect against blood-vessel damage in the brain, reducing the risks of stroke and memory loss.

The Best Foods for Thought, Literally Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2012

At M.D. Anderson, Renata Pasqualini and Wadih Arap, a wife-and-husband research team, and their laboratory colleagues have developed a map of the body's blood-vessel system as part of an effort to develop more effective cancer treatments.

Drug Offers Hope in Obesity Fight Ron Winslow 2011

Researchers, including those at the National Cancer Institute, plan to launch three clinical trials later this year in dogs with osteosarcoma, a bone cancer, angiosarcoma, a blood-vessel cancer, and melanoma, the deadly skin cancer.

Dogs Get Cancer Like People, and Hold Clues to Cures Amy Dockser Marcus 2012

Avastin and Lucentis work by inhibiting a protein involved in blood-vessel formation.

FDA Warns on Eye Infections With Repacked Avastin Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011

On Monday, St. Jude said it will acquire AGA Medical Holdings Inc. for roughly $1.08 billion in cash and stock to add products used to treat heart defects and blood-vessel issues.

St. Jude Profit Rises 25% Amid Questions on Future Growth Jon Kamp 2010

By taking a human liver and dissolving away the cells, leaving only its "skeleton," scientists could then re-create the liver's blood vessels by infusing the structure with the patient's own blood-vessel cells.

How Close Are We to 'Printing' New Organs? Matt Ridley 2011

The researchers said that hormones can fuel blood-vessel growth, which in turn can cause tumors to grow faster.

Research Finds Hormone Therapy Speeds Up Breast-Tumor Growth Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2010

Dr. Shimabukuro says reducing the amount of fat in meals can minimize the negative impact on the blood-vessel cells.

Countdown to a Food Coma Shirley S. Wang 2011