This useful study provides incomplete evidence regarding the pathophysiological role of low estrogen levels post-menopause in hypertension, focusing on L-AABA as a key mediator. The results describe a ...

Doctors successfully performed ‘bipolar cord occlusion followed by in-utero cord transection’ to save baby in complex rare ...

Objective: This study aims to summarize the clinical experience of using Hem-o-lok clips for the closure of the left subclavian artery (LSA) stump in patients with acute Stanford type A aortic ...

The retina is often referred to as an "outpost of the brain"—after all, important steps in visual signal processing do not take place in the cerebrum, but in the nerve cells in the eye.

When we breathe in, we inhale oxygen from the air and when we breathe out, we exhale carbon dioxide, a waste gas that results from our body’s processes. Arterial blood transports oxygen to all parts ...

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a condition that affects the duodenum — the section of the small intestine that joins the stomach. The syndrome is caused by the compressing of the ...

In the study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Nabbout and colleagues sought to identify the acute effects on vascular function of cigarette smoking and the immediate effects of e ...

But scientists say these results may mean that vaping regularly could lead to vascular disease down the road. “People mistakenly believe that electronic cigarettes are safer alternatives to ...

From the Centers of Inflammation, Translational, and Clinical Lung Research (Y. Shao, Y. Sun, Y.L., F.S., C.D., C.J., K.X., X.J., X.Y.), Temple University, Lewis Katz ...

The effect of adjunctive middle meningeal artery embolization on the risk of treatment failure in this population remains unknown. We randomly assigned patients with symptomatic chronic subdural ...