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A kidney patient speaks with his health care provider.

Low-fat ice cream that still tastes great, cooking oil enriched in vitamins or bread enriched with fish oil that doesn't taste fishy. Adding artificial nanoparticles to food offers exciting possibilities, but they are still rare in our supermarkets. As it is not clear yet how safe they are, you should be able to make informed choices yourself. However, MEPs have rejected new labelling rules for engineered nanomaterials by the European Commission.

Endothelial cells not only form the inner lining of a blood vessel, but also contribute to blood vessel narrowing as shown in this mouse vein graft model. Endothelial cells (green) lose their typical morphology and become more like smooth muscle cells (red). This change in cellular properties indicates that endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) is operative in vein graft stenosis.

Pelvic organ prolapse. Images depict the pelvic cavity, some time after surgery to remove the uterus. At left, from left to right, the bladder, vagina, and rectum as they would normally appear. At right, the bladder has dropped down into the pelvic cavity and is pressing on the vagina, causing the vaginal wall to protrude partially through the vaginal opening.