Blood flows around the body through a complex network of vessels, which must constantly adapt to changing needs. The balance ...

To explore possible treatments for various diseases, either animal models or human cell cultures are usually used first; however, animal models do not always mimic human diseases well, and cultures ...

Over 100,000 individuals in the United States are currently in need of organ transplants. The demand for organs, such as hearts, kidneys, and livers, far exceeds the available supply and people ...

How can we investigate the effects of a new drug? How can we better understand the interaction between different organs to grasp the systemic response? In biomedical research, so-called ...

Researchers are using ice as a template for the 3D printing of artificial blood vessels in engineered tissues, which could one day be utilized for artificial organ transplants and drug testing.

Because blood vessels need to withstand significant forces, the research team next turned to a process known as melt electrowriting. This is a 3D-printing technique that can make intricate rigid ...

Scientists have made significant progress in growing a miniature version of the cerebral cortex, complete with a system of blood vessels, in a lab dish.