Curiously, male lab mice experienced dramatic plaque buildup compared to females. The post Doctors Find Evidence Microplastics Are Clogging Arteries, Leading to Heart Attacks and Strokes appeared ...

Cholesterol manufactured in the brain appears to play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, new research indicates. Scientists from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and ...

Two complementary studies reveal how an insufficient supply of energy in macrophages, key immune cells in artery walls, ...

Although the precise mechanism isn’t yet known, factors like sex chromosomes and hormones, particularly the protective ...

The inner material of soft plaque becomes visible to blood when it ruptures, which causes platelets and clotting factors to bind to it. This can lead to a sudden blood clot that blocks the artery, ...

Details about the discovery of FAM22A appeared January 21 in the journal Nature Communications, in an article titled, “FAM222A encodes a protein which accumulates in plaques in Alzheimer’s disease.” ...

The active genes in the body have to be copied, or transcribed into RNA molecules, which are then processed in a variety of ways before being translated into proteins. One processing mechanism ...

Although most people don't associate oral disease with serious health problems, increasing evidence shows that oral bacteria play a significant role in systemic diseases like colon cancer and heart ...