An integrated analysis of human carotid plaque transcriptomes and macrophage experiments suggests that elevated BCAP31 in ...

Researchers show that genetic traits influence the cellular composition of atherosclerotic plaques, which over time will affect the risk of such lesions to cause a stroke or heart attack. The new ...

A targeted epigenomic study of advanced carotid plaques reveals coordinated DNA hypomethylation of microRNA regulatory regions linked to plaque instability, metabolic syndrome, and stroke history.

Medically reviewed byJimmy Almond, M.D. Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease in which a sticky substance called plaque builds up inside the arteries, causing them to narrow and harden.

Newswise — Atherosclerosis underlies most heart attacks and strokes and is now recognized as a chronic inflammatory disease rather than a simple disorder of cholesterol deposition. While immune cells ...

A new study has investigated the mechanisms by which the receptor TREM2 affects atherosclerosis and a possible therapeutic approach using an agonistic TREM2 antibody. Atherosclerosis is a chronic ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have created an "atlas of atherosclerosis" that reveals, at the level of individual cells, critical processes responsible for forming the harmful ...

The drug significantly decreased the size of the atherosclerotic plaques and improved plaque stability (stable plaques reduce the odds of having a heart attack). "This suggests that cancer drugs like ...

LONDON — The histopathological status of an atherosclerotic plaque can not only be quantified but also tracked over time by using a parameter calculated from optical coherence tomography (OCT) images, ...

Some research suggests that people with multiple sclerosis are at a higher risk of atherosclerosis. An increased risk hasn’t been established, and we don’t know how MS might increase the risk. Having ...