The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney is the nephron, which performs a multitude of tasks including blood filtration, re-absorption of salt, water and other compounds required by ...

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) is a blood test used to measure the average amount of hemoglobin in your red blood cells. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to tissues ...

This condition occurs when the pressure in blood vessels is too high for a long time. It causes the blood vessel walls to thicken and stiffen, meaning less blood can pass through. Pulmonary ...

When the wall of a blood vessel breaks, a blood clot forms to "plug" the wound site and prevent bleeding. Once the injured blood vessel heals, the body dissolves the clot naturally. Sometimes, due to ...

The agency OK’d an artificial vessel to restore blood flow in patients, even though its own scientists flagged questionable study results and potentially fatal ruptures of the product.

Vasculitis is a group of diseases, also known as angiitis, that damage blood vessels by causing inflammation. It can affect any blood vessel anywhere in the body. Vasculitis means inflammation of ...

Ole Miss head coach Chris Beard asked where Tim Doyle was following the Rebels’ latest win to advance to the Sweet 16. Beard and company, a No. 6 seed, beat No. 3 Iowa State 91-78 to advance. Doyle ...

Trump is drafting an executive order that would rely on funding from a U.S. Trade Representative proposal to levy fines of up to $1.5 million on China-made ships or vessels from fleets that ...

The Navigation Plan adds more granularity to the “why” behind the Navy’s commitment to unmanned surface vessels. It notes that robotic and autonomous systems, by augmenting the multi-mission ...