Protein linked to heart disease
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Lowering levels of a protein in the blood could offer another way of reducing the risk of heart disease, a study says.
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Scientists say a defect in a key protein may cause the muscle-wasting disease muscular dystrophy.
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Scientists have found a molecule they believe will protect and promote the survival of heart cell muscles, raising hopes of a treatment to repair the damage after a heart attack.
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If your brother or sister was diagnosed with heart problems early in life, then your chances of developing cardiac disease are even greater than if your mother or father had it, according to a new study released yesterday.
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Dec. 13 issue - Does one of the chemical culprits behind heart disease also play a role in osteoporosis, the loss of bone mass that affects 75 million Americans, Europeans and Japanese?
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children and those at risk for obesity show early signs of heart disease -- similar to that seen in obese adults, U.S. researchers say.
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A British team has found a new genetic link with high cholesterol and said the finding could lead to better screening and new drugs for the condition, which raises the risk of heart disease.
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BARCELONA, Spain -- Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide but not nearly enough is being done to educate people about how they can lessen their vulnerability, experts said Tuesday.
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The exact role of CRP, or C-reactive protein, in predicting heart disease risk remains a subject of scientific debate.
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Researchers confirm a link between mitochondrial defects and heart disease in mice -- a discovery that could eventually help prevent heart disease in humans.
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Two studies finding that lowering a protein called CRP may be beneficial in patients with severe heart disease raise questions about how to use that information.
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A molecule that promotes the growth of the young heart shows promise as a treatment for heart attack in animal studies and is being readied for human trials, researchers report.
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MONDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- A protein that plays a critical role in the growth of the deadly skin cancer melanoma has been identified by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital Boston.
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The findings may be relevant to many people who take aspirin to prevent heart problems as well as a COX-2 inhibitor drug like Vioxx for arthritis.
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High circulating levels of a protein called mannan binding lectin (MBL), which prompts scavenger cells to remove various inflammatory agents, appear to reduce the risk of having a heart attack -- especially for people with diabetes -- Icelandic researchers report.
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Reducing the levels of a certain protein may be as powerful a tool in preventing cardiac-related death as lowering cholesterol.
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WHEN it comes to avoiding heart disease, being fit may be more important than being thin, researchers say. A study from the University of Florida shows lack of fitness is a stronger risk factor for developing heart disease than being overweight or obese.