Neuroscience

Super particle aims to help stop heart attacks and strokes

By age 20, many adults will have at least some build-up of plaque in their arteries; a condition known as atherosclerosis. Many of us won't even be aware of it. Regardless of whether an atherosclerotic plaque is large or ...

Medical research

Cadmium linked to plaque development in older women

(HealthDay) -- Cadmium levels in blood and urine are independently associated with the development of atherosclerotic plaques in older women, according to a study published online July 20 in the Journal of Internal Medicine.

Cardiology

New discoveries in lupus research

Two separate findings by a University of Houston nationally recognized expert in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), a chronic autoimmune disease that affects multiple organs including the kidneys, skin, joints and ...

Cardiology

Q&A: Healthy gums, healthy heart; what's the connection?

Healthy gums are imperative to a healthy mouth, but what about your cardiovascular health? In honor of Heart Month, Dr. Frank Nichols, professor of periodontics at the UConn School of Dental Medicine, unravels the underlying ...

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