Atherosclerosis is marked by the buildup of inflammatory cells which narrow arteries to the point of chest pain and muscle weakness. Severe cases result in lesions and internal ruptures of arteries or ...
ALBANY, N.Y. — Two Albany Medical College scientists have been awarded a $3.2 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how the aged immune system impacts the ...
The immune system’s primary duty is to protect the body from dangerous invaders. Many don’t know that it also has other basic tasks. One task is the inflammation response, which is both a blessing and ...
LMU researchers have identified a protein that is involved in the regulation of immune cells and can curb the development of atherosclerosis. Cardiovascular diseases related to atherosclerosis are the ...
Scientists have been able to demonstrate that nerve signals are exchanged between arteries and the brain in atherosclerosis. LMU scientists have been able to demonstrate for the first time that nerve ...
Ming He, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine Department of Pathology Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, is ...
Through utilization of genetically modified high-risk atherosclerotic mice, researchers have identified and characterized Macrophage-Associated Atherosclerosis lncRNA Sequence (MAARS), which is ...