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    30 Apr 2017
    Nature Medicine: An immune cell subtype plays an ‘unexpected’ role in protecting against atherosclerosis
    Nestin+ cells in an atherosclerotic plaque (yellow and red) in the brachial artery of an adult mouse. The layer of muscle cells (green) delimits the vessel lumen
    Research
    8 Sep 2016
    Nature Communications: Identify a new mechanism involved in atherosclerosis

    The study, published in Nature Communications, reveals these cells as a possible target for cardiovascular cell therapy
    Ignacio Flores, Juan M. Fernández-Alvira, Valentín Fuster, Vicente Andrés y Beatriz Dorado
    Research
    24 May 2016
    JACC: Telomere length in circulating blood cells does not predict asymptomatic atherosclerosis

    Half of patients with CVD show no above-normal risk of developing the disease on the basis of classical risk factors, such as high cholesterol, smoking, lack of exercise, and high blood pressure