How premature fusing of the skull sutures affects the blood vessels is studied

by CENIEH - Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana

3 years ago
blood vessels, the skull, cranial cavity

The Paleoneurology Group at the CENIEH has led a study of synostotic skulls, that is, ones where the sutures have fused prematurely, and the anomalies this can prompt in the vascular development of th...

Researchers from the Bellvitge University Hospital and the CIBIR of La Rioja identify a possible therapy against Rendu-Osler disease

by Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

3 years ago
malformations, blood vessels, Rendu-Osler disease

Research It is a rare disease that causes malformations in blood vessels. The study has discovered the implication of a protein in the development of the pathology.

Blood vessels communicate with sensory neurons to decide whether they remain as a reservoir of stem cells or differentiate

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

4 years ago
regenerative therapies, blood vessels, sensory neurons, stem cells

The researchers, using real-time videos, have discovered that both the neurons and the cells of blood vessels emit dynamic protrusions to be able to ‘talk’ to each other.

New technique to identify a cause that is common to diseases related to thrombotic microangiopathies for which there is a treatment

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

5 years ago
thrombotic microangiopathies, endothelial tissue, blood vessels, TMA

Researchers of the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS and the Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute have developed a new technique that allows detecting an abnormality in the alternative complement pathway...

A study demonstrates that p38 protein regulates the formation of new blood vessels in tumours

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

5 years ago
proteína p38, blood vessels, metastasis

Ángel R. Nebreda’s team (IRB Barcelona) publishes a study in the journal Nature Communications addressing the role of the p38 protein in angiogenesis—the formation of new blood vessels—a critic...

Researchers at IDIBELL-ICO describe a new resistance mechanism to therapies that prevent the formation of blood vessels

by Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

5 years ago
resistance, therapies, blood vessels, Sema4D

The mechanism does not activate the reduction of oxygen in the cells of the tumor, contrary to what common drugs, called anti-angiogenic, usually cause

Researchers from Lleida create the first automatic program to measure the small blood vessels that supply the arteries

by IRB Lleida. Institut de Recerca Biomèdica

5 years ago
blood vessels, cardiovascular, arteries, software

The 'software' allows to assess inflammation early and prevent future cardiovascular events

Research into fly development provides insights into blood vessel formation

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

8 years ago
intracellular organelles, tracheal cells, blood vessels, tissue regeneration, Drosophila melanogaster

Researchers working with flies at IRB Barcelona describe that the concentration of some small intracellular organelles determines the branching capacity of tracheal cells. Tracheal cells are analogous...