POSTS TAGGED AS atherosclerosis

Gene Editing to Lower Cholesterol

Edits to a cholesterol gene could stop the biggest killer on earth
“A volunteer in New Zealand has become the first [MORE]

Clinical Trial of Gene Silencing Therapy

Novel siRNA Targeting lowers elevated Lipoprotein(a) production in Individuals in a clinical trial
From the Cleveland Clinic and collaborating international researchers: [MORE]

Skin Cholesterol Test Tracks Serum Cholesterol

Detection process of non-invasive skin cholesterol testing system
“Studies have shown a strong connection between skin cholesterol levels and serum cholesterol, [MORE]

Atherosclerosis-on-a-Chip Models Disease

Atherosclerosis on a Chip
Hardening of the arteries seems like the perfect subject for microfluidics modeling and that is what researchers [MORE]

Shockwave Lithoplasty for Peripheral Artery Disease

Lithoplasty Technology for PAD
A Harrisburg, PA hospital is one of 45 global sites to test shockwave lithoplasty in breaking up [MORE]

Imaging Atherosclerosis with a Camera Inside Blood Vessels

Fiberoptic Scanner
Atherosclerosis—the accumulation of plaque in blood vessels, “hardening” them—is a major cause of cardiovascular disease in the heart and [MORE]

Voice Indicators of Heart Disease

Cardiac Vocal Biomarker
Is there a “biomarker” for atherosclerosis in the voice of a person with hardened arteries? A Tel Aviv, [MORE]

New Development in Imaging Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis
Stanford researchers have demonstrated how fluorescent markers and PET/CT imaging can provide non-invasive scans of atherosclerotic plaque inflammation. The probes [MORE]

Nanoparticle “Wrapper” Might Reduce Arterial Plaque

It goes by the acronym “D-PDMP,” because even medical researchers don’t like to spit out its chemical name: D-threo-1-phenyl-2-decanoylamino-3-morpholino-1-propanol. Nine [MORE]

Sugar-Based Tracing Agent for PET

Since 1976, when medical scientists at the University of Pennsylvania first used fluorodeoxyglucose (deoxyglucose with a fluorine 18 [MORE]

Biodegradable Nanoparticles Deliver Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

A multicenter research group in New York and Boston has shown that an anti-inflammatory peptide called “Ac2-26,” can be [MORE]

Early Detection of Atherosclerosis

Biophysicists at the University of Virginia have identified a gene expression profile for diagnosing the risk an individual has [MORE]

Photoacoustic Imaging

Photoacoustic Imaging
Realizing that laser generated infrared light can induce vibrations in the carbon-hydrogen bonds of fatty deposits in arteries, [MORE]

Automated, Portable Cardio Imaging Device

Cardio Health Station
Panasonic’s “CardioHealth” Station uses ultrasound to produce a high resolution, real time image of a patient’s coronary [MORE]