Blood vessels twist, branch, narrow, and balloon in ways that dramatically affect how blood flows — but most lab models have long treated them like straight pipes. Researchers at Texas A&M have now ...

A new technique to repair damaged blood vessels promises to bring new hope to diabetics 1. Many diabetes patients end up with damaged blood vessels in their limbs leading to traumatic limb amputations ...

Diabetes and its associated consequences are a major health concern around the world. They lead to significant mortality. For instance, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) caused 1.5 million deaths in ...

A biomarker in red blood cells could alert patients with diabetes to heart damage before clear early symptoms appear.

Type 2 diabetes becomes more dangerous to the heart the longer a person has it. Researchers found that after several years, red blood cells can begin interfering with healthy blood vessel function.

The longer someone lives with type 2 diabetes, the higher their cardiovascular risk – and red blood cells may be part of why In long-standing diabetes, red blood cells can disrupt the lining of blood ...