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NEWS ABOUT: blood vessels

blood vessels stories: 4 news summaries

New ID System Scans Finger's Veins, Not Prints

Hitachi system is faster, more secure than fingerprinting, retinal scans

Nov 11, 08 3:52 PM CST
(Newser) - A new technology that scans finger veins to authenticate identity claims to be quicker and more reliable than fingerprinting, retinal scans, or facial recognition, the Times of London reports. Japanese company Hitachi's system shines infrared light through the network of capillaries in the index finger, capturing a unique 3D “... More »

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technology • security • Japan • ATM • Hitachi • blood vessels • identification

Going Green Could Help
Your Heart

Dump the Earl Grey: substance in beverage protects blood vessels

Jul 4, 08 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Drinking green tea may help keep blood vessels elastic and healthy, a new study suggests. The flavonoids in green tea that work as antioxidants also produce the relaxing effect, which could also help prevent clots. Participants received the equivalent of three to four cups of the tea each day and... More »

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heart • tea • blood pressure • antioxidants • blood vessels • medical study • green tea

Cancer Pioneer Folkman Dead

Revolutionized treatment by cutting off blood supply to tumors

Jan 16, 08 7:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Cancer researcher Judah Folkman, whose insights and tenacity spawned a whole new branch of oncology, died Monday at age 74, the Boston Globe reports. Folkman pioneered the notion that cancer tumors could be halted if their blood supply was cut off; he persevered despite decades of skepticism in the field... More »

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cancer • Harvard Medical School • Boston • obituary • cancer research • tumors • blood vessels • Judah Folkman

Scientists Rebuild Heart With Stem Cells

Advance could save heart disease patients, regrow other organs

Jan 13, 08 7:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Scientists rebuilt rat and pig hearts using stem cells taken from the recipients themselves, the Telegraph reports—a medical breakthrough that could help the 22 million people who suffer from heart failure worldwide. The technique, called whole organ decellularization, produced the world’s first functioning “bioartificial” heart within eight... More »

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medical breakthrough • organ transplants • stem cells • heart disease • heart • heart transplants • University of Minnesota • whole organ decellularization • blood vessels

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