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![Image: The buildup of fatty substances in blood vessels caused by atherosclerosis stiffens and narrows the blood vessels resulting in the death of heart muscle (Photo courtesy of [US] National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute). Image: The buildup of fatty substances in blood vessels caused by atherosclerosis stiffens and narrows the blood vessels resulting in the death of heart muscle (Photo courtesy of [US] National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute).](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2015-07-06/GMS-208.jpg)
Nanoparticle Packaging Dramatically Increases Potency of Anti-Cardiovascular Disease Drug
The use of biodegradable polymer nanoparticles to encapsulate a promising drug for treating atherosclerosis increased its residence time in the body of a treated mouse from less than one hour to at least four hours. More...06 Jul 2015

Genetically Engineered Mouse Model Reveals Key to Formation of the Blood-Brain Barrier
Use of a mouse model that had been genetically engineered to lack the gene that encodes the forkhead transcription factor Foxf2 has helped to explain how pericytes, cells that line the capillaries, form and maintain the blood-brain barrier. More...05 Jul 2015

Bioreactor Culture of Dopamine-Producing Neurons May Lead to Personalized Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
By developing a procedure for transforming skin cells into functional dopamine-producing neurons, researchers have taken an important first step towards the development of personalized treatment of Parkinson's disease. More...05 Jul 2015


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