Vascular biologists study the blood vessels in the body to offer medical professionals new tools for understanding vein disease. However, sometimes researchers in one area of medicine make discoveries that benefit other related areas of research. That was the case recently when a group of vascular biologists made research discoveries that benefit the medical community interested in neurobiology.
These vascular biologists made discoveries related to JAM-C, a cell adhesion molecule located in the body's peripheral nerves. JAM-C was previously correlated primarily with inflammatory disorders but has now been found to link directly to improving the health of the peripheral nerves. A lack of JAM-C has been correlated with an increase in nerve damage and muscle weakness. This gives neurobiolgists a new area of study that might have gone overlooked if it hadn't been for the work of these vascular biologists. (Read more about the study here.)
If you're interested in the ongoing work being done by vascular biologists, you might consider learning more about the field through the National Association of Vascular Biology Organization (NAVBO). You can also ask your vein treatment doctor where he/she obtains their updated information about the field.
Question of the Day: What is the benefit of cross-discipline research such as this?
