Artificial blood vessels mimic rare accelerated aging disease

Artificial blood vessels mimic rare accelerated aging disease 08/23/2017 09:51 AM EDT Biomedical engineers have grown miniature human blood vessels using stem cells taken from patients with an extremely rare genetic disease called progeria that causes symptoms resembling accelerated aging in children. The blood vessels exhibit many of the symptoms and drug reactions associated with progeria and will help doctors and researchers screen potential therapeutics for the disease, and other rare diseases, more rapidly. Full story at http://pratt.duke.edu/news/progeria-blood-vessels Source Duke University This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111