A common artificial sweetener may trigger insulin spikes that lead to the build up of fatty plaques in the arteries, ...

This important study examines the role of pericytes in patterning the zebrafish blood-brain barrier (BBB) and controlling its permeability. Using pdgfrb mutant zebrafish models lacking brain pericytes ...

Atherosclerosis, a disease characterized by the accumulation of lipids and inflammatory cells in the arterial wall, is a ...

New research shows that women who hit menopause later in life have healthier blood vessels and mitochondria and a different composition of metabolites in their blood than those who stop menstruating ...

the energy powerhouses in the cells lining their blood vessels. And they took a close look at what molecules were coursing through their bloodstreams. Not surprisingly, all the postmenopausal women ...

IGFBP6 is known to play a crucial role in regulating cell cycle, proliferation, migration. However, its role in endothelial homeostasis and atherosclerosis remained unclear. Further mechanistic ...

Migraine with brainstem aura or MBA (formerly known as basilar migraines) are headaches that start in the lower part of the brain, called the brainstem. They cause symptoms such as dizziness ...

Objective: To determine circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) counts and levels of inflammatory ... rate below 30 mL/hour), limb amputation, disabling peripheral artery disease, coronary ...

Individuals with stable coronary artery disease from 2 prospective cohort studies were studied. Hemodynamic reactivity, changes in endothelial function, and vasoconstriction during mental stress were ...