Genetic susceptibility to heart disease in Canada: lessons from patients with familial hypercholesterolemia Much of the recent progress in treating patients with heart disease due to narrowed coronary arteries has resulted from studying disease evolution in patie... RA Hegele - 《Genome》 被引量: 33...
Team leader Marta Cerruti, using the tools of the Canadian Light Source, has examined the mineralizedarteriesof genetically modified laboratory mice and found that the pathway in the body that leads to what laypeople call "hardening of the arteries" is not what medical experts previously assumed. ...
Although it isn't possible to remove plaque from your arterial walls without surgery, you can halt and prevent future plaque build-up. Research does not support that specific food items can help clear arteries naturally, but a healthier diet is essential to reduce the chance of it forming in...
Oxygen: Specialized nerve cells within the aorta and carotid arteries called peripheral chemoreceptors monitor the oxygen concentration of the blood and feed back on the respiratory centers. If the oxygen concentration in the blood decreases, they tell the respiratory centers to increase the rate and...
Whether you’re looking to fight free radicals ormaximizethe nutrients in your diet, wheatgrass should definitely be at the top of your list. Wheatgrassis prepared from the freshly sprouted leaves of the common wheat plant and can supply tons of nutrients, including iron, calcium and magnesium...
The team of neuroscientists at Arizona State University found that LILFU waves boosted the release of neurotransmitters, possibly by opening up sodium and calcium ion channels enough to trigger action potentials, which in turn release neurotransmitters. This means that, without invasive surgery, physicia...
injected dye are used to take high-resolution 3D images of your heart. The 3D pictures of the beating heart and major blood vessels are used to identify coronary artery blockages. From the 3D images, your health care team can see if there are plaque or calcium deposits in the arteries. ...
Related: Strange, two-faced brain cells confirmed to exist, and they may play a role in schizophrenia Circulatory: The job of the circulatory system is to move blood, nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide and hormones around the body. It consists of the heart, blood, blood vessels, arteries an...
A unit of blood is 1 pint (450 milliliters) and is mixed with chemicals (CPD) to prevent clotting. Each year, approximately 12 million to 14 million units of blood are donated in the United States. Generally, a blood donor must be at least 17 years old, be healthy, and weigh over ...
“Heart smart” isn’t just a cute phrase for RA sufferers, who aretwice as likelyas the general populationto suffer heart problems. It’s not totally clear why, but it could be that the systemic inflammation due torheumatoid arthritis causesswelling of the arteries that lead to the heart....