Varicose veins, and their milder counterpart, spider veins, are often considered unsightly, but for some they cause far more than cosmetic concern. In addition to pain and discomfort, varicose veins ...

Scientists have developed a technique for preventing the extraction of finger vein patterns from photographs. The technique involves the wearing of a clear sticker on the finger. It can prevent ...

With operating room lights turned low, three heart surgeons watched intently as a fourth inserted a long probe into a small slit in the skin behind a patient’s left knee. A red light on the end of the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Vein disease can stop active lifestyles in ...

If you’ve experienced varicose veins, you’ll know they often run in the family. Growing up, I remember my mother complaining about hers—not just about how they looked, but about the persistent pain ...

Appearance aside, varicose veins are an extremely painful problem for thousands of people. And until recently, the only way to get rid of them was a procedure called "vein stripping" -- ouch!

Forget facial recognition technology — researchers say they can identify you from the veins on the backs of your hands. Biometric recognition has become more prevalent in recent years. Facial ...

Forget facial recognition technology -- researchers say they can identify you from the veins on the backs of your hands. Biometric recognition has become more prevalent in recent years. Facial ...