New study detects silent atherosclerosis in healthy young adults
Atherosclerosis, the process underlying most cardiovascular diseases, begins long before the first symptoms appear. An international study led…
Dysregulation of immune regulator NF-κB drives major human diseases
The NF‑κB family is a master regulator of innate and adaptive immunity. Its aberrant activation-via canonical or non‑canonical…
Smoking reprograms immune cells to accelerate cardiovascular disease
Scientists at the University of Oklahoma have identified a previously unrecognized immune system pathway that helps explain how…
New Blood Test Method Improves HDL Function Analysis in Heart Disease
Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo developed a blood-based assessment to measure how effectively high-density lipoprotein (HDL)…
Taking Ozempic? New Study Explains Why Pairing It With Exercise Is Important For Your Muscles
Weight loss medications such as Ozempic have truly changed the way obesity is treated. Ozempic has semaglutide, which…
Evolocumab trial could reshape how doctors treat high-risk cholesterol patients
A major cholesterol guideline arrived just as pivotal new trial data emerged, revealing how fast-moving evidence could soon…
AI eye exams accurately identify heart disease risk during routine visits
A new system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assess cardiovascular risk based on images of the eye…
Updated heart guidelines urge earlier screening for high blood cholesterol
For the first time since 2018, a clinical guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American…
New Research Suggests Mammograms Could Offer Heart Health Insight
4 min readRecent research suggests that breast arterial calcification (BAC) picked up on routine mammograms may help predict…
IRF7 reshapes the behavior of vascular smooth muscle cells during atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis underlies most heart attacks and strokes and is now recognized as a chronic inflammatory disease rather than…
Researchers discover how Mycoplasma pneumoniae acquires cholesterol from human hosts
A multidisciplinary team has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae-responsible for atypical pneumonia…
Midlife blood test may reveal Alzheimer’s disease risk in advance
A simple blood test for platelet activity at middle age could one day help identify people at risk…