A study of 130 children between the ages of 6 and 11 conducted by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil has identified that obesity alone can cause immediate damage to ...

Examining more than 1,000 blood vessels taken from deceased patients with COVID-19, they found that the endothelial cells that form the inner lining of blood vessels were damaged. The damage was ...

Surgeons in the United States perform nearly 600,000 coronary artery stent procedures and bypass surgeries every year. They are the most common cardiovascular operations, and yet many fail within a ...

Corneal transplantation using donor tissue is currently the primary treatment for corneal endothelial insufficiency. Despite the potential for vision restoration through corneal transplantation, there ...

BACKGROUND: The disruption of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a central pathogenic event in many central nervous system disorders. However, the mechanisms regulating BBB function remain incompletely ...