Each 2.54 square centimetre (a square inch) of human skin has six metres (20ft) of blood vessels. Veins hold about 65 per cent of the body's blood and have one-way valves tohelp blood move.

Hickeys, often referred to as “love bites,” can be both a mark of affection and a source of embarrassment. They occur when ...

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 ...

"Stretch marks, or striae, occur when our skin stretches and the collagen and elastin fibers that support the skin rupture," explains board-certified dermatologist Deanne Mraz. "The tears cause tiny ...

Inside you, there is an amazing network of blood vessels, the tubes that carry blood all around your body. Every part of the body needs oxygen, food and water. The blood vessels are a bit like ...

The FDA approved Humacyte’s lab-grown blood vessel Symvess despite internal warnings from agency scientists about its safety ...

The agency OK’d an artificial vessel to restore blood flow in patients, even though its own scientists flagged questionable ...