NIH Archive — Page 83 of 93

Red heart made from numerous cracked, fragmented pieces on a white background.
February 14, 2013

Cell connections key in valve disease

A protein that connects cells together participates in the calcification that occurs in heart valve disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
Composite image showing a performer leading a dance in a crowded room and a group dancing outdoors in matching white shirts.
February 12, 2013

GROWing obesity prevention trial

By Vanderbilt Health News
3D rendering of red blood cells flowing through a blood vessel.
February 6, 2013

Linking oxygen, iron and red blood cells

The HIF oxygen-sensing pathway and its responses to low oxygen may be targeted for treatments of anemia and disorders of iron balance.

By Leigh MacMillan
Medical-style illustration of a translucent human figure with a glowing highlighted area in the brain.
February 4, 2013

Brain tumor TIP reveals new target

The protein TIP-1 appears to be a novel prognostic marker for glioblastoma and may be a good therapeutic target for disrupting tumor-driven blood vessel development.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 1, 2013

Cell source of heart’s blood vessels

An unexpected group of cells generates the coronary arteries and may be useful for regeneration therapies following injury to the heart.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 31, 2013

Do-it-yourself repair in the kidney

The kidney can mediate its own repair through proliferation of resident immune system cells.

By Leigh MacMillan