News articles tagged with 'calcification'
Inflammation behind heart valve disease
— 15 Mar 2011 20:47 | HealthResearch from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows, that a specific inflammatory factor may be important in the development of the heart valve disease aortic stenosis. The results…
Anti-ageing hormone Klotho may prevent complications
— 19 Feb 2011 10:42 | HealthLow levels of the anti-ageing hormone Klotho may serve as an early warning sign of the presence of kidney disease and its deadly cardiovascular complications, according to findings…
Yale researchers find clues to mystery of preterm delivery
— 11 Feb 2011 16:03 | HealthResearchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that excessive formation of calcium crystal deposits in the amniotic fluid may be a reason why some pregnant women suffer preterm premature…
NIH researchers identify genetic cause of new vascular disease
— 3 Feb 2011 17:21 | HealthClinical researchers at the National Institutes of Health's Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) have identified the genetic cause of a rare and debilitating vascular disorder not previously…
Mammograms: Detecting more than breast cancer, may help assess heart risk in kidney disease patients
— 21 Jan 2011 19:17 | HealthRoutine mammograms performed for breast cancer screening could serve another purpose as well: detecting calcifications in the blood vessels of patients with advanced kidney disease,…
Studies show everolimus-eluting stent implantation reduces restenosis and repeat revascularisation
— 22 Oct 2010 18:25 | HealthTwo new studies have determined that everolimus-eluting stent (EES) implantation reduced the incidence of restenosis and repeat revascularisation in patients with calcified culprit…
Researchers use CT to predict heart disease
— 28 Sep 2010 13:39 | HealthUsing incidental findings from routine diagnostic CT, radiologists may be better able to identify people at high risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a new study appearing…
Coccolithophore growth and calcification - a possible role for iron
— 1 Jul 2010 10:02 | EnvironmentLack of sufficient iron may be a significant factor in controlling massive blooms of Emiliania huxleyi, a globally important species of marine algae or phytoplankton, according to research…
In CO2-rich environment, some ocean dwellers increase shell production
— 2 Dec 2009 12:46 | EnvironmentIn a striking finding that raises new questions about carbon dioxide's (CO2) impact on marine life, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists report that some shell-building…
Researchers discover heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies
— 18 Nov 2009 13:05 | HealthHardening of the arteries has been detected in 3,500-year-old mummies, so we may have to look beyond modern risk factors to fully understand heart disease, according to research presented…