Monthly Archives: August 2015

Endothelial function in heart health and cardiovascular disease.

This article details the way human vascular endothelium participate in the development and progression of atherosclerosis, [...]

Acute increases in circulating endothelial progenitor and angiogenic cells caused by exercise.

This study investigates the effects of a single episode of exercise to find out if [...]

Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Pulmonary Hypertension

This article details a study testing endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT) in relation to pulmonary arterial hypertension. [...]

Brain health, exercise, and inflammation.

This review points out the many benefits of exercise from bodily health to aspects of [...]

Inflammation and myocardial infarction.

This article discusses myocardial infarctions, atherosclerosis, and the dangerous indicator that is unhealthy inflammation when it [...]

Dietary aids to guard against inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes.

This paper from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology discusses the importance of [...]

Inflammation markers and development of diabetes in the elderly.

Testing the hypothesis that inflammation plays a role in the pathogenesis of adult glucose disorders, [...]

Endothelial progenitor cells, testosterone, and healthy male functioning.

This paper (link opens a .pdf) points out the importance of testosterone levels in men’s [...]

“Stemness” and the repair mechanisms of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs).

This article discusses the healing properties of adult stem/progenitor cells and the mysteries in the current [...]

Angiogenesis inhibition of tumors from bindweed, an herbal extract.

This article discusses bindweed (ironically nicknamed “the cancer of weeds” for its overabundance in farming) and [...]