Search Tag: atherosclerotic plaques
2024 07 Feb
A collaborative effort between the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid and Aarhus University in Denmark has uncovered a crucial mechanism capable of triggering the regression of atherosclerotic plaques. Published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, their research pinpoints a novel target for potential future treatments:...Read more
2019 26 Mar
Using advanced PET/MRI technology, researchers at the CNIC have detected arterial inflammation in regions that have yet to develop atherosclerotic plaques Using advanced PET/MRI technology, researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have detected arterial inflammation in regions that have yet to develop...Read more
2018 10 Apr
Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of death and disease in the Western world. Still, there are a lot unresolved questions about how the disease develops. Using a new technique ("single-cell RNA sequencing"), German scientists have identified the immune cell populations in the affected vessels which play a significant role in the pathogenesis....Read more