atherosclerosis

Decay accelerating factor protects against Atherosclerosis

harminka — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:07:25 -0500

Dr. Dorian Haskard and colleagues at the Imperial College, London, UK have discovered that decay accelerating factor (DAF) protects against atherosclerosis. These results are presented in the October 2009 issue of the American Journal of Pathology.

New Imaging Technique To Fight Atherosclerosis

harminka — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:03:03 -0500

A new chemical imaging technique could one day help in the fight against atherosclerosis, suggests research published in the August 2009 edition of the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

MicroRNAs Promise Treatment For Blood Vessels Diseases

harminka — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:39:59 -0500

A newly discovered mechanism controls whether muscle cells in blood vessels hasten the development of both atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease, according to an article published online today in the journal Nature.

Inflammation worsens danger due to atherosclerosis

harminka — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:20:06 -0600

Current research suggests that inflammation increases the risk of plaque rupture in atherosclerosis. The related report by Ovchinnikova et al, "T cell activation leads to reduced collagen maturation in atherosclerotic plaques of ApoE-deficient- mice," appears in the February 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology.

New ideas for preventing or treating artery disease

harminka — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:00:36 -0500

Sometimes it's hard to tell friends from foes, biologically speaking. Naturally produced in the body, urokinase plasminogen activator and plasminogen interact to break up blood clots and recruit clean-up cells to clear away debris related to inflammation.

Aspirin to prevent atherosclerosis

harminka — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:26:38 -0500

Aspirin has become one of the most widely used medications in the world, owing to its ability to reduce pain, fevers, inflammation, and blood clotting.

Heavy snoring is independent risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis

harminka — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:53:12 -0500

A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that objectively measured heavy snoring is an independent risk factor for early carotid atherosclerosis, which may progress to be associated with stroke.

Failure to bridle inflammation spurs atherosclerosis

harminka — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:12:06 -0500

When a person develops a sore or a boil, it erupts, drawing to it immune system cells that fight the infection. Then it resolves and flattens into the skin, often leaving behind a mark or a scar.

Apples, apple juice to prevent early atherosclerosis

harminka — Sat, 03 May 2008 05:56:14 -0500

A new study shows that apples and apple juice are playing the same health league as the often-touted purple grapes and grape juice. The study was published in the April 2008 issue of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research.

Take care of your heart because it takes care of you

JoeD — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:16:48 -0500

Atherosclerosis is what our parents and grandparents used to call hardening of the arteries. The bad news about atherosclerosis: It leads to tens of thousands of deaths every year in the U.S. The good news: You can prevent it.

Bristol Heart Institute scientist wins Young Investigator prize

seher — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:39:57 -0500

Dr Cressida Beeching of the Bristol Heart Institute (BHI) won first prize in the Young Investigators competition at the British Atherosclerosis Society (BAS) Spring Meeting held on 3-4 April.

Genes that protect against atherosclerosis identified

harminka — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:43:14 -0500

One way of combating atherosclerosis is to reduce levels of “bad cholesterol” in the blood. Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have now identified the genes that bring about this beneficial effect.