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• Defect in fruit fly respiratory system may provide insights into human aortic aneurysms
  

  A team of researchers led by Leipzig University has gained new insights into the respiratory system of fruit flies – the so-called tracheal system – which could be important for future research into aneurysms. Dr Matthias Behr from the Institute of Biology (Department of Cell Biology) at Leipzig Uni more

• Blood test raises hopes of tackling 'silent killer'

  It is the 'silent killer' that claimed the life of Albert Einstein and affects 1% of men over the age of 65, but researchers at the University of Dundee believe they may be able to reduce the number of fatalities caused by abdominal aortic aneurysms. Aneurysms are the swelling and weakening of the a more

• Manganese-based MRI contrast agent may be safer alternative to gadolinium-based agents
  

  A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers has developed a potential alternative to gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In their report the team describes experiments showing in a primate model that the manganese-based agent Mn-PyC3A produce more