Several mechanisms explain this relationship. Excess fat tissue requires more blood vessels to supply it, increasing the workload on the heart. Adipose tissue produces hormones and inflammatory ...

Adding engineered human blood vessel-forming cells to islet transplants ... The work reported in this story was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National ...

most chemicals would be quickly washed away as the heart pumps,” Cao said. “Surprisingly, not CX3CL1. It stays glued to the surface of the inner lining of blood vessels. There, it acts like a ...

Watching no more than one hour of TV a day may lower the risk of heart attack, stroke and other blood vessel diseases among people with varying levels of genetic risk for Type 2 diabetes ...

Experts believe that the high nicotine content in e-cigarettes raises heart rate and blood pressure, constricts blood vessels, and damages artery walls. These effects are known to increase the ...

Now, a study has found that, in mice, aspartame triggers insulin spikes that lead to the build up of fatty plaques in the arteries — a risk factor for heart ... of their blood vessels at 4 ...

At first, the chambers of your heart will stretch to try to keep blood moving. Your body will also try to adjust in other ways. For instance, your blood vessels will narrow to increase the force ...

But more common, scientists think, is that the virus provokes inflammation that injures the heart muscle. The virus may also damage the cells lining the blood vessels, leading to inflammation there.

Per the American Heart Association, this occurs due to chronic low blood oxygen levels that prevent oxygenated blood from reaching the body’s extremities, triggering new blood vessels to form ...

Too many people still miss heart trouble Is your heart healthy? In a 2015 study published in JAMA, eight out of 10 men and women with scarring on their heart muscle—evidence of a previous heart attack ...

which refers to various conditions that impact the heart and blood vessels. However, Kopecky noted that some supplements do show at least some potential for improving certain heart health markers.

As per fresh research, if we cut down our TV viewing time by just an hour, it would reduce the chances of developing heart and blood vessel diseases, especially for people living with genetic ...