A long molecule of RNA found in abundance in the healthy smooth muscle cells that give our blood vessels strength and flexibility is also essential to the continuous contraction that moves food through our gastrointestinal ...
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Vascular diseases, including myocardial infarction, stroke, renal failure, and peripheral vascular disease, continue to account for one third of all mortality in the United States, Europe, and the developing world (World ...
May 2, 2023
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University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in determining the risk for heart attacks, deadly aneurysms, coronary artery disease and other dangerous vascular conditions.
Apr 11, 2023
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A new editorial paper titled "Senescence and extracellular vesicles: novel partners in vascular amyloidosis" has been published in Aging.
Mar 29, 2023
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Chronic kidney disease is linked to the formation of mineral deposits on blood vessel walls, known as calcification, causing cardiovascular disease. Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs)—small, enclosed structures outside ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Exercise has a beneficial effect on the lining of arteries in postmenopausal women, according to a recent review. When the cells lining the arteries are healthy, this could help prevent heart diseases such as coronary artery ...
Feb 28, 2023
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University of Virginia researchers and their collaborators have identified genes that play key roles in the development of coronary artery disease.
Feb 2, 2023
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When we were little, our parents told us to take our vitamins so we could grow big and strong. Now, researchers from Japan find that one particular supplement may even fix a broken heart.
Jan 4, 2023
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Atherosclerosis is a long-term arterial vessel wall disease characterized by the build- up of lipid- rich and inflamed plaques. It often goes undetected, but highly inflamed plaques disrupt and form a blood clot attached ...
Jan 3, 2023
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UT Southwestern researchers have identified the molecular function of 87 inherited genetic variants that affect the risk of prostate cancer, and the majority appear to control the activity of genes located far away from the ...
Dec 27, 2022
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