Gold nanoparticles control the growth of blood vessels. (Courtesy: iStockphoto/Inok) Peptide-coated gold nanoparticles can be used to activate or inhibit the growth of blood vessels. This is the new ...

Formation of a precise vascular network within the central nervous system is of critical importance to assure delivery of oxygen and nutrients and for accurate functionality of neuronal networks.

Scientists have elucidated the control of cellular movement during blood vessel formation. Their findings show that cellular motion occurs not in only the direction toward the tip of the blood vessels ...