Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In statin-intolerant patients, inflammation risk contributed more to death and CV events than cholesterol risk.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients at high cardiovascular risk already taking statin therapy, level of inflammation better predicted ...

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech ...

Atherothrombosis is a progressive disease caused by mineral, lipid, and fibrous deposits in arterial walls. This accumulation leads to the narrowing of the arterial lumen. In addition, Hyperlipidaemia ...

New evidence released today from a study of 31,245 patients already taking statin therapy indicates that inflammation may be a more powerful predictor of risk of future cardiovascular events - such as ...

New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that white blood cells which 'remember' past ...

C-reactive protein (CRP) is produced by the liver in response to inflammation. High-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) testing detects low-grade, chronic inflammation and is the most validated blood test for ...

Severe airway inflammation impairs the ability of mice to learn when a dangerous situation is no longer a threat, suggesting that the lungs influence emotions and behaviour. This lung-brain connection ...

New findings reveal how recovery progresses following inflammation triggered by injury or illness. Inflammation is the body's first line of defense, occurring as droves of immune cells rush to the ...

New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that white blood cells which ‘remember’ past inflammation events are quick to overreact, raising the risk of blood clots.