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Ghengis Khan wonder berry could conquer heart disease

...rries in food or drinks is expected to prevent the arteries from clogging up. Arumughan is confident that this technology had great potential, saying "No previous report has shown efficiency matching ours". Arumughan's team have unlocked the nutrients by applying novel processing technique for the first ti...

Diabetes slows nerve recovery after heart transplant

...ated and laborious sampling of blood from coronary arteries and veins," he added. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Such a deficiency results in increased concentrations of glu...

Heart smart: new drug improves blood flow

... - the appearance of free radicals in the walls of arteries - is a key mechanism underlying cardiovascular dis...lso interfere with the ability of the cells lining arteries to control the contraction and dilation of the arteries," Dr. Schmidt says. "The arteries stiffen an...

Researchers show that veins stiffen as we age

As if creaking joints and hardening of the arteries weren't bad enough, a research team from the Unive..., capillaries and veins in your body. The muscular arteries carry blood away from the heart and out to your organs and limbs. Microscopic capillaries connect th...

Light wine intake is associated with longer life expectancy in men

...rotic plaques ?the build-up of fatty tissue in the arteries that can result in stroke or heart attack. "Those people who already consume alcoholic beverages should do so lightly (1 to 2 glasses per day) and preferably drink wine," Streppel said. "The cardio-protective effects of alcohol and wine only held ...

Tiny clue reveals new path toward heart disease

...ading causes of death. The disease occurs when the arteries supplying blood to the heart become narrowed or clogged by plaque deposits. Left untreated, the disease can completely block the blood flow to the heart, leading to a heart attack. While risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure and high c...

New research shows that flu is a trigger of heart attacks

...estabilise atherosclerotic plaques [2] in coronary arteries and cause heart attacks. Prof Madjid said: "Mos... develop atherosclerotic lesions in their coronary arteries in early childhood and these lesions grow over time. Inflammation plays a pivotal role in developmen...

UW launches study testing adult stem cells for heart damage repair

...eart condition that involves narrowing of coronary arteries and results in limited blood flow to the heart. A ...sis, or the maturation and enlargement of existing arteries and arterioles; or vasculogenesis, the sprouting of new arteries and arterioles. The stem-cell stu...

Nanotextured implant materials: blending in, not fighting back

...ringy little cylinders that hold open once-clogged arteries ?and artificial blood vessels. Currently only about 30 percent of small diameter blood vessel grafts (less than 6 mm diameter) last more than five years, and up to 20 percent of stents need to be replaced because the artery walls thicken in and aroun...

Study offers clues to 'Broken Heart Syndrome'

...iny ultrasound probe is threaded into the coronary arteries on the tip of a catheter, may show whether the patient has clogged arteries or unstable plaques that are not visible on coronary angiography. These findings will help guide lon...

Mice with a migraine show signs of brain damage

...nderlie many migraines. Even though the brain’s arteries expand dramatically and make a great deal more oxy... to work overtime; the team found that the brain’s arteries expand by more than 50 percent to keep up with the demand. It’s at this stage that Nedergaard obs...

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