The study investigates the role of the deubiquitinase OTUB1 in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) within the context of atherosclerosis, a disease characterized by lipid accumulation and plaque ...
Hardening of the arteries, otherwise known as atherosclerosis or plaque, is what causes heart attacks — the number one killer in the U.S. It is also the cause of strokes — the number one cause of ...
BOSTON -- Billions of peripheral white blood cells are produced every day by the regular divisions of hematopoietic stem cells and their descendants in the bone marrow. Under normal circumstances, ...
A team of researchers from the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), the Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CIB-CSIC), and the Instituto de Ciencias ...
Share on Pinterest A cellular process that affects blood cells emerges as a new risk factor for atherosclerosis. Image credit: Mangkelin/Getty Images. Their two recent studies have uncovered new ...
A study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions reveals a previously unrecognized way blood vessels can protect themselves from damage and slow the development of ...
(BETHESDA, MD) – Middle-age and older people who feel healthy, but who have early signs of atherosclerosis, are more likely to exhibit subtle changes in heart function, detectable through a special ...
The three main types of arteriosclerosis are atherosclerosis, medial calcificsclerosis, and arteriolosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis is a type of vascular disease that causes the arteries to harden. As ...