News tagged with vascular damage


High blood pressure damages the brain in early middle age

Uncontrolled high blood pressure damages the brain's structure and function as early as young middle-age, and even the brains of middle-aged people who clinically would not be considered to have hypertension have evidence ...

Neuroscience created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Could an old antidepressant treat sickle cell disease?

(Medical Xpress)—An antidepressant drug used since the 1960s may also hold promise for treating sickle cell disease, according to a surprising new finding made in mice and human red blood cells by a team ...

Medical research created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Jekyll into Hyde: Breathing auto emissions turns HDL cholesterol from 'good' to 'bad'

Academic researchers have found that breathing motor vehicle emissions triggers a change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, altering its cardiovascular protective qualities so that it actually contributes to clogged ...

Cardiology created May 15, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Success of engineered tissue depends on where it's grown

Tissue implants made of cells grown on a sponge-like scaffold have been shown in clinical trials to help heal arteries scarred by atherosclerosis and other vascular diseases. However, it has been unclear why some implants ...

Medical research created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein modified by researchers may reduce heart attack damage

Scientists modified a protein in the heart which dramatically reduced cell damage after heart attacks, according to new research published the American Heart Association journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis an ...

Cardiology created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Eye health is related to brain health

People with mild vascular disease that causes damage to the retina in the eye are more likely to have problems with thinking and memory skills because they may also have vascular disease in the brain, according to a study ...

Neuroscience created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stiffening of aortic wall linked with increased risk of high blood pressure

An analysis of the relationship between several vascular function measures and blood pressure levels finds that certain measures including higher aortic stiffness were associated with a higher risk of new hypertension; however, ...

Cardiology created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast