From the labs to bedside: Genomics can drive precision medicine
You can’t escape your genetics, but with a little help, you can be proactive and intervene. That is why researchers at Baylor College of Medicine’s Human
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Cardiovascular Disease
The mind-heart connection: Maintain psychological wellbeing and heart health
While thinking about your valentine may set your heart aflutter, negative psychological factors such as stress or depressive disorders can have a long-term impact on
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Blood proteins help predict risk of developing heart failure
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of pain, suffering and death in the United States, and despite tremendous advances in knowledge on prevention, treatment of
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Image of the Month: Trachea and Vasculature of the Mouse Lung
In his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Joshua D. Wythe and his colleagues conduct cardiovascular research covering the following areas: Vascular Development, trying
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ABL1 gene plays a role in cancer and in a developmental disorder
The human gene ABL1 is well-known for its association with cancer. In this case, a piece of chromosome 9 containing the ABL1 gene and a
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New insights from an autoimmunity-mediated atherosclerosis mouse model could pave the way to new therapies for cardiovascular diseases
By Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. Patients with autoimmune disease have a higher risk of developing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Although studies have shown that human atherosclerotic
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A tale of two ailments: Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease
Meet “Jim,” he is overweight, borderline diabetic, always sleepy and snores like a freight train at night. He suffers from obstructive sleep apnea, but that’s
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6 Lifestyle changes to reduce risks of cardiovascular disease
Taking care of your heart and watching blood sugar can be hard in a world with fast food dollar menus, holiday dessert tables and hours
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Improving heart health: Adding supplements to your diet
If you’ve changed your diet and added some exercise to your daily routine but you’re still looking to up your heart health, then over-the-counter supplements
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Did you see red this month? This month kicked off with a sea of red. No, it wasn’t in honor of Valentine’s Day or a
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