Blood Vessel Damage in Diabetes (AUDIO) Washington University School of Medicine Your browser does not support the audio element. Caption Nearly 26 million americans have some form of diabetes, and scientists know that many of them will develop blood vessel damage as a result, but they haven't known what causes that damage. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a key mechanism that appears to contribute. Credit Washington University BioMed Radio Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.