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Electronic blood vessel

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Electronic blood vessels could replace damaged arteries

Electronic blood vessels made from a combination of metal and plastic could be used to replace arteries damaged by cardiovascular disease

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Red blood cells (erythrocytes) and white blood cells (leukocytes)

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Blood

Does your blood type influence how susceptible you are to covid-19?

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Does your blood type influence how susceptible you are to covid-19?

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Hypoxia - A climber in tent at very high altitude with oxygen breathing appartus.

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Hypoxia

Millions of us take drugs for high blood pressure – is it worth it?

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Millions of us take drugs for high blood pressure – is it worth it?

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Rates of death after stroke have fallen by a quarter in south London

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Rates of death after stroke have fallen by a quarter in south London

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New rules for gay and bisexual male blood donors found to be safe

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New rules for gay and bisexual male blood donors found to be safe

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Astronaut working on the outsdie of the International Space Station

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Low gravity in space made some astronauts’ blood flow backwards

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woman checking pulse

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Blood proteins reveal your age – and could lead to anti-ageing therapy

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A woman has their heart rate monitored

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High blood pressure in your 40s linked to smaller brain size at 70

People with high blood pressure in their 40s seem to have smaller brains at age 70, suggesting that looking after your health may help prevent some forms of dementia

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Physics

New type of pipe for pumping blood is just liquid with no pipe

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High blood pressure

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Contaminated blood scandal: Could some deaths have been prevented?

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Lab-grown blood vessels given to people who need dialysis

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