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January 28, 2020 Our friends at NHS.com recently published an article describing how training for a marathon may reverse the aging of blood vessels. Check out the full article here: https://www.nhs.uk/news/lifestyle-and-exercise/could-running-marathon-make-your-blood-vessels-younger/ Reversing the aging process may not be as complicated as we previously had thought. There is no magic trick necessary. No fountain of youth or ridiculously expensive medical treatments. Somethi

January 15, 2020 By: Vascular Cures Team The most enduring contribution to medical innovation is the development of promising young surgeon scientists who bring the real-world problems of patients to their research. Yet sharp declines in research funding and the economics of today’s healthcare are making it increasingly difficult to pursue this career path. Vascular Cures’ Wylie Scholar award provides support to pursue innovative patient-centered research projects to successf

January 13, 2018 In a recent interview with Vogue Magazine , Serena Williams talked about her experience with a pulmonary embolism shortly after the birth of her daughter. Williams has had a history of blood clots and was off her daily regiment of anticoagulants due to her recent emergency C-section. She started feeling short of breath and immediately knew something was wrong. Unfortunately, at first the medical staff did not believe her, but eventually a CT scan proved her r