Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from your heart. They have thick walls and a muscular layer that keeps your blood moving. Arteries can be as wide as a nickel (about two centimeters). They are the ...

Many diseases arise from abnormalities in our capillaries, tiny exquisitely branching blood vessel networks that play a critical role in tissue health. Researchers have learned a lot about the ...

All blood vessels are specifically structured to perform their function. For example, a capillary is microscopically thin to allow gases to exchange, the arteries are tough and flexible to cope with ...

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is the name of a family of analytical techniques that involve the separation of charged molecules within a narrow capillary tube under the influence of an electric field ...

Throughout our lives, our bones are continuously remodeled to maintain strength, repair injuries and adapt to new stresses. Bone dynamics depend on two associated cell types: osteoblasts, which are ...

Boston University researchers have developed a new tool to track lung function in real-time, and at a cellular level It’s no secret that our lungs play a vital role in our daily lives — ensuring we ...