Although only tested in rats thus far, the polymer-based treatment could repair tissue that are impacted in a variety of ...

Introduction: Non-invasive cardiac imaging for assessing cardiovascular risk is challenging in obese patients. Intrathoracic adipose tissue, encompassing mediastinal adipose tissue (MAT) and ...

Beyond its classical role in retinol transport, RBP4 influences insulin resistance, inflammation, lipid metabolism, mitochondrial function, and cellular apoptosis in both skeletal and cardiac ...

Histological and immunofluorescence analysis. Mice were anesthetized before cervical dislocation and muscle tissue was separated from bone and most connective tissue and immediately frozen in ...

This artery sends blood to the left side of the heart muscle. This includes the left ventricle and ... It causes the artery to become narrow or blocked, so that less blood can get to the heart tissues ...

As a highly dynamic organ, the heart displays a tight association between 3D structure and function, with the non-cellular components, mainly the cardiac extracellular matrix (ECM), playing both ...