blood vessel cells

A new method of filming blood-vessel cells that move in accordance with targeted signals has been developed.

The method can also be used to study how migration of cancer cells and nerves can be controlled. Formation of new blood cells and lymph vessels takes place with a number of different diseases.

Two major eye diseases and leading causes of blindness -- age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy -- can be reversed or even prevented by drugs that activate a protein found in blood vessel cells, researchers have discovered.