As TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase) overexpression primes mesenchymal stem cells to differentiate into osteoblasts, we investigated whether TERT contributes ... These data identify a novel ...

The concave zone of papillary calculi can contain a range of calcified lesions, from little HAP residues to typical well-developed HAP plaques, also known as Randall's plaques. The morphology of ...

The aortic valve, influenced by factors such as endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, oxidative stress, lipid metabolism disorders, calcium deposition, and extracellular matrix remodeling, undergoes ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists have identified vascular health indicators that may help predict stroke risk. Michael Lutz/Getty Images Changes in the eye can help predict other health concerns in ...

Real-time observation of certain biochemical processes in blood vessels from mice has revealed a previously unknown similarity between atherosclerosis, also known as vascular calcification ...

From the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (L.A.P., L.F.G., M.L.) Laboratório de Biologia Vascular, Instituto do Coração (InCor), Hospital ...

Differential expression of osteocalcin gene in relation to diabetes mellitus Cluster 2 is characterised by the core terms ‘expression’, ‘differential’, ‘diabetes’ and ‘osteoblasts’. In this group, ...