Based on the NIH health information topics you requested to receive information about, we thought you'd be interested in this story from the NIH Director's Blog. An 'Off-the-Shelf' Replacement for Damaged Blood Vessels? Posted on May 2nd, 2019 by Dr. Francis Collins The object in the image above might look like an ordinary plastic tube. But this tube is neither plastic nor ordinary. It's a bioengineered, off-the-shelf replacement human blood vessel that could one day benefit people who receive kidney dialysis or undergo coronary bypass surgery. Read More ... Follow Dr. Collins on Twitter Get posts via RSS Feed Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact Ask NIH. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our Health Information page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health®      This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612