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A study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research reveals smooth muscle-derived cells as a new target for reducing the size of atherosclerotic plaque. The results open up new avenues for the design of treatments to enhance the beneficial effect of cholesterol-lowering drugs

The most potent genetic risk factor for Alzheimer disease, APOE4, is associated with an elevated risk of developing subclinical atherosclerosis in middle age, whereas the Alzheimer-protective variant of the same gene, APOE2, protects against subclinical atherosclerosis

The ImnovAth project seeks an innovative approach to treat atherosclerosis

A team led by scientists from the CNIC and CNIO has identified a potential therapeutic target that protects the heart in patients with pulmonary hypertension

A team led by scientists at the CNIC and CSIC has found that accumulation of versican in the aortas of Marfan syndrome patients triggers the activation of the nitric oxide pathway through the activation of the the protein AKT

Juan Pedro Bolaños is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Salamanca.