Plastic bottles floating in the ocean. A straw caught inside a sea turtle’s nose. The stomach contents of fish and whales ...

Atherosclerosis is a narrowing of the arteries caused by a buildup of cholesterol plaque. It may lead to stroke, heart attacks, dementia, and other health challenges. When plaque builds up and the ...

LOS ANGELES, April 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. researchers have discovered that the smooth muscle cells that line the arteries of people with atherosclerosis can change into new cell types and develop traits ...

Researchers have found that cells inside clogged arteries have cancer-like properties that aggravate atherosclerosis, and anticancer drugs could be a new treatment.

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 ...

Lipid highlights from ACC 2024 included positive outcomes for bempedoic acid in statin-intolerant patients and for an ...

Atherosclerosis is a major cause of mortality throughout the western world, despite the existence of drugs that lower cholesterol. The incidences of obesity and type 2 diabetes are increasing at ...

Columbia University researchers have found cells inside clogged arteries share similarities with cancer and aggravate atherosclerosis, raising the possibility that anticancer drugs could be used ...

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an extremely rare genetic disease that affects just 1 in every 20 million ...

Researchers have found that abatacept treatment may benefit patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have a high risk of ...