A Mendelian analysis supports the idea that hyperuricemia may be an important risk factor for pulmonary arterial hypertension ...

In the healthy mature artery, vascular cells, including endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells (SMCs), and fibroblasts are organized in different layers, performing specific functions. SMCs located in ...

Muscle is a soft tissue composed of elongated cells (muscle fibres) that produce force and motion through contraction. Involuntary cardiac and smooth muscles are responsible for contraction of the ...

Alpha Bites combines six powerful ingredients—Catuaba Extract, Beet Root Powder, Maca Extract, Horny Goat Weed Extract, ...

Myotonic muscular dystrophy is a common multi-system disorder that affects the skeletal muscles (the muscles that move the limbs and trunk) as well as smooth muscles (the muscles that control the ...

The research team led by Dr. Hojeong Jeon and Dr. Hyung-Seop Han of the Biomaterials Research Center at the Korea Institute ...

Intraluminal manometric studies of normal swallowing activity fail to distinguish between the peristaltic response of striated and smooth muscle. Studies were performed to determine if the two types ...

Upright row can help you get strong shoulders. However, when not done correctly, it can cause injuries. Here's how to do the ...

This article describes how diabetes contributes to erectile dysfunction, and how erectile dysfunction is treated in a patient with diabetes.

KIST expects its surface patterning technology to be applicable not only to metal stents but also to biodegradable ones, in which the patterns can prevent restenosis and enhance endothelialization ...

A team of natural scientists, musculoskeletal specialists, and evolutionary biologists affiliated with several institutions in the U.K., working with a colleague from the Netherlands, has found ...