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Why Do Fingers Prune?
After a long soak in the tub, fingers emerge looking like raisins. The real reason for this curious phenomenon lies under the skin.
Why Do Fingers Prune?
Why Do Fingers Prune?

After a long soak in the tub, fingers emerge looking like raisins. The real reason for this curious phenomenon lies under the skin.

After a long soak in the tub, fingers emerge looking like raisins. The real reason for this curious phenomenon lies under the skin.

vasculature

Special Report
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The Specter of Endothelial Injury in COVID-19
Alakananda Dasgupta | Nov 3, 2020 | 6 min read
Studies signal that damage to the endothelium—cells that cover blood vessels like wallpaper—could underpin the thrombosis and inflammation induced by coronavirus infection.
University of Washington Pathology Professor Dies of COVID-19
Jef Akst | Mar 19, 2020 | 2 min read
Stephen Schwartz, known for his work on the vascular system, is the first person associated with the university to succumb to infection with SARS-CoV-2.
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Image of the Day: Tumor Vasculature
Amy Schleunes | Jan 24, 2020 | 2 min read
Researchers use a cutting-edge technique to map the blood vessels of brain tumors as patients are awake during surgery with the hope of reducing damage to adjacent tissues.
Image of the Day: Taken to Heart
Carolyn Wilke | Mar 14, 2019 | 1 min read
By zooming in on a developing mouse heart, scientists are studying whether defects in vasculature contribute to a thin muscle wall.
Getting Drugs Past the Blood-Brain Barrier
Amanda B. Keener | Nov 1, 2017 | 10+ min read
To treat neurological disease, researchers develop techniques to bypass or trick the guardian of the central nervous system.
Image of the Day: Eye of Pig
The Scientist | Sep 6, 2017 | 1 min read
This 10-centimeter-wide pig eye replica includes even the most intricate of blood vessels, some no wider than 30 micrometers.
Image of the Day: A Heart is Born
The Scientist | Aug 28, 2017 | 1 min read
To track distinct populations of developing cardiovascular cells, scientists used pulses of electricity to introduce fluorescently labeled DNA into chick embryos.
The Forces of Cancer
Lance L. Munn and Rakesh K. Jain | Apr 1, 2016 | 10 min read
A tumor’s physical environment fuels its growth and causes treatment resistance.
Under Pressure
Lance L. Munn and Rakesh K. Jain | Mar 31, 2016 | 1 min read
The causes and consequences of physical forces in the tumor microenvironment
How Stress Affects Cancer’s Spread
Catherine Offord | Mar 1, 2016 | 3 min read
A mouse study reveals how chronic stress remodels lymphatic vasculature to facilitate the spread of tumor cells.
Your Brain on Art
Mary Beth Aberlin | May 1, 2014 | 3 min read
A new scientific discipline investigates the neurology underlying the experience and the creation of beauty.
Building Flesh and Blood
Jalees Rehman | May 1, 2014 | 10+ min read
Understanding how networks of blood vessels form is key to engineering transplantable organs and tissues.
Engineered Hearts Beat
Kate Yandell | Aug 15, 2013 | 2 min read
Human stem cells take up residence in mouse hearts stripped of their own components, restoring some of the organs’ function.
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