The results of research headed by a team at Albert Einstein College of Medicine suggest that revving up a cellular housekeeping process that slows down as we age may protect against atherosclerosis.

The atherosclerotic process starts in childhood and studies show its development in fetuses. Clinical manifestation often occurs only in the sixth decade of life. Adolescence is a critical period in ...

A team of researchers led by University of California, Riverside biomedical scientists has identified a small, previously ...

The protein CARD8 regulates several inflammatory proteins in people with atherosclerosis. This is shown in a new study by örebro researchers published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports. We ...

Although various types of drugs and therapies are available to treat atherosclerosis, it remains a major cause of mortality throughout the world. Macrophages are the major source of foam cells, which ...

Atherosclerosis is a very complex disease. More and more information is collected every day about the possible causes and factors related to the atherosclerosis process. Starting with an intact ...

Researchers have shown in a new study on mice, that cell therapy can be used to reverse the effect of "bad" LDL cholesterol and reduce the inflammation that leads to atherosclerosis. The new cell ...

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CHICAGO, March 17, 2009-Compared to placebo, the drug pactimibe did not effect certain measures of atherosclerosis for patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol levels), but these ...

THERE is no doubt that atherosclerosis is a silent but formidable disease, pointed to being at the heart of several of the most serious health risks today. The worst part is that its symptoms are ...

Compared to placebo, the drug pactimibe did not effect certain measures of atherosclerosis for patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol levels), but these patients did have an ...