Having high cholesterol can be attributed to a variety of health- and lifestyle-related reasons. But there's a genetic ...

Discover the time-honoured wisdom of Ayurveda as a powerful ally in the fight against cardiovascular disease in men.

BACKGROUND: The migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is critical for the development of atherosclerosis. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not completely understood. Here, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I recently had a CT scan of my chest and abdomen for pain, and they made a note that I also had coronary atherosclerosis. What is this condition? Can medications help? Can it be ...

Rapid stabilization and regression of atherosclerosis, even for advanced complex plaques, has been achieved experimentally in both animals and humans. In this insightful Review, Kevin Williams ...

Animal studies are a foundation for defining mechanisms of atherosclerosis and potential targets of drugs to prevent lesion development or reverse the disease. In the current literature, it is common ...

Dr Joshua D Safer and Dr C Streed Jr discuss the importance of cardiovascular care among transgender and gender-diverse ...

In atherosclerosis, the vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) contributes to vessel wall inflammation and lipoprotein retention, as well as to the formation of the fibrous cap that provides stability ...

The company’s Repatha (evolocumab) was added to optimised statin therapy in a phase 3 trial, and resulted in statistically significant regression of atherosclerosis in patients with coronary ...

Novo Nordisk has announced plans to move its ziltivekimab into phase 3 clinical development in atherosclerosis with chronic kidney disease after a mid-stage trial met its main goal. The Danish ...

Foam cells articles from across Nature Portfolio Foam cells are a type of macrophage that localize to fatty deposits on blood vessel walls, where they ingest low-density lipoproteins and become ...

Atherosclerosis is the underlying pathology for both CHD and peripheral artery disease (PAD). Previous studies have found many similarities between carotid and lower limb atherosclerosis, and coronary ...