For example, a capillary is microscopically thin to allow gases to exchange, the arteries are tough and flexible to cope with high pressure blood flow and the veins contain valves to prevent the ...

A research team led by Matthew Nystoriak, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical research and translational medicine at ...

A team of UVM scientists led by University Distinguished Professor and Chair of Pharmacology Mark Nelson, Ph.D., from the ...

The brain—a highly metabolically demanding organ that lacks substantial energy reserves—maintains constant blood flow in the face of blood pressure fluctuations (autoregulation) but relies on ...

open as wide as it should, restricting blood flow through the heart - this means less blood reaches the body, pressure builds up and the lungs can swell with fluid close properly and allow blood ...