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Patients who are prediabetic have similar microvascular dysfunction as diabetics, but exercise can help improve it, researchers reported here.

A 6-week aerobic exercise program helped improve brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation from…

Researchers at UC have confirmed that fat surrounding the outside of arteries in humans—particularly the left coronary artery - may influence the onset of coronary artery…

Patients with metabolic syndrome and diabetes are more likely to develop detectable levels of coronary artery calcium and to have greater progression of calcification compared with patients without those conditions, researchers…

Combining two strategies designed to improve the results of cancer treatment – antiangiogenesis drugs and nanomedicines – may only be successful if the smallest nanomedicines are…

Overweight people who shed pounds, especially belly fat, can improve the function of their blood vessels no matter whether they are…

Placing a stent in a key artery in the neck is safer than ever in patients ineligible for the standard surgical treatment of carotid artery disease, according to…

The first study to investigate risk factors for the vascular condition called CCSVI (chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency) in volunteers without neurological disease…

Supervised exercise was shown to be more effective than stenting or medication for improved walking ability in patients with peripheral artery disease. The findings from a national study…

Varicose veins, sometimes referred to as “varices” in medical jargon, are usually just a cosmetic problem if they occur as spider veins. In their advanced stage, however, they pose a real health threat.…

New discoveries about follicular lymphoma, a currently intractable form of cancer, highlight the power of functional genomics in cancer gene discovery. A report in the Oct 28th issue…

A new discovery published in the October 2011 print issue of The FASEB Journal explains for the first time what kicks off the process that causes varicose…

An international consortium of scientists reports the discovery of five new genes that affect the risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart…

A new study published in the November 2011 issue of Stroke reveals some promising data on the positive effects of soy…

A new and better understanding of blood vessel growth and vascular development (angiogenesis) in cancer has been made possible by research carried out by…

HLS (High ligation and stripping) and EVLT (endovenous laser treatment) have similar efficacy and safety rates in the treatment of insufficiency of the great saphenous…

Peripheral arterial disease, or PAD, is a common condition affecting 12-20 percent of Americans age 65 and older that may be a signal of future heart attack and stroke—and…

Bumpy, puffy varicose veins are not only unsightly they can also be uncomfortable, as 53-year-old Barbara Costa discovered.

“Through the years, it was getting worse and worse. I was getting…

Thrombotic (clotting) and bleeding events are complications that may occur after surgery. With the aging population in the western world, there are more patients undergoing orthopedic surgery than ever…

Patients with clinically diagnosed superficial vein thrombosis (SVT), a blood clot in the veins just beneath the skin that commonly resolves on its own without treatment, are…

Ever since the Nobel Prize for nerve growth factor was awarded more than 30 years ago, researchers have been searching for ways to use growth factor clinically.

University of Pittsburgh…

Dr. Frédéric Charron, researcher at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), and his team have shown for the first time that a key molecule of…

Scientists identify in the journal Nature a new molecular pathway used to suppress blood vessel branching in the developing retina – a finding with potential therapeutic value for…

The coronary arteries of Princess Ahmose-Meryet-Amon - as visualised by whole body computerised tomography (CT) scanning - will feature in two presentations at the International Conference of…

Building on its extensive laboratory research using magnetically guided nanoparticles to deliver drugs to diseased blood vessels, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has just spun off its…

Olympic Gold Medalist Peggy Fleming and the P.A.D. Coalition want to help educate women and their families about an often times silent cardiovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease…