Medical illustration showing how plaque buildup and clot formation can restrict blood flow in arteries. Researchers have developed a luteolin-based nanomedicine that targets and stabilizes these ...

The VESALIUS-CV trial, published in JAMA and presented at ACC 2026 as a late-breaking abstract, marks a significant expansion ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Atherosclerosis happens when a fatty substance called plaque builds up inside your arteries. There are typically few noticeable ...

Researchers have discovered that the smooth muscle cells that line the arteries of people with atherosclerosis can change into new cell types and develop traits similar to cancer that worsen the ...

In the following manuscript, Zahr and Li et al. develop polycation-based polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers conjugated with an atherosclerotic plaque-homing peptide Lyp1 for the treatment of ...

Blockage of arterial blood vessels caused by atherosclerosis is largely responsible for heart attacks and strokes, which are the most common causes of death worldwide. The complex mechanisms that lead ...

Optimal health depends on unobstructed blood flow to all our organs and tissues. Atherosclerosis obstructs blood flow acutely (e.g. heart attacks, strokes) or chronically. Prior columns in this series ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with lung cancer have a high prevalence of atherosclerosis. These patients may benefit from calcium ...

When health risks become visible in black and white, perspectives often shift. A study from Umeå University shows that when ultrasound images of atherosclerosis in subjects' carotid arteries are ...

"Previous research has suggested that atherosclerosis and cancer may share some similarities, but this association has not been fully described until now." Using a combination of molecular techniques ...