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Cocoa flavanols improve blood pressure, blood vessel repair by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 06 Jul 2010 12:00am , improve the health of blood vessels and increase the number of circulating blood-vessel-forming cells in patients with heart disease, according to a new study by UCSF cardiologists... in the circulation of so-called angiogenic cells in the blood. These cells, also known as early endothelial progenitor cells, are critical for the repair process after vascular injury Read on »

Cardiovascular System (heart, blood and blood vessels) by Storm M. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 21 May 2008 9:09pm cardiovascular system which is your heart, blood and blood vessels. A healthy cardiovascular system transports oxygen and nutrients throughout your body while picking up waste/toxins... to the sore areas of the body. Eating a solid diet and circulating blood through out your system results in organ and tissue repair thus making cardio a recovery component. Your Read on »

Antioxidant in Orange Juice Linked to Better Blood Vessel Health, Lower Blood Pressure by Jan Posted Mon 05 Oct 2009 10:03pm Summer by lovely45 on Polyvore.com An antioxidant in orange juice called hesperidin improves blood vessel function and helps lower a person’s risk of heart disease... of evidence suggests that flavonoids can improve the health of the delicate cells that line blood vessels. The way these cells work is referred to as "endothelial function." Problems Read on »

Can Diabetic Damage To Blood Vessels Be Blocked? by John Shelmet Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 13 May 2009 11:33pm Medical College of Georgia researchers propose that diabetes-induced damage to blood vessels may, someday, be minimized by drugs developed based on new knowledge of how the damage occurs. They found a decreased ability of blood vessels to relax resulted from increased activity of a natural mechanism for altering protein form and function, says Dr Read on »

Lymphatic and blood vessels in scleroderma skin, a morphometric analysis by Jan Posted Tue 16 Feb 2010 12:00am . Keywords: Systemic sclerosis; Lymphatic vessels; Blood vessels; Skin; Immunohistochemistry Abbreviations: SSc, systemic sclerosis; vWF, von Willebrand Factor; VEGF, Vascular... Summary Vascular involvement is frequent in systemic sclerosis, but the role of the lymphatic vasculature is poorly known. Our aim was to evaluate lymphatic vessels Read on »

Alzheimer's Gene ApoE4 Causes Brain's Blood Vessels to Leak, Die by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Fri 18 May 2012 2:14pm A team of scientists from the University of Rochester, the University of Southern California, and other institutions found that ApoE4 works through cyclophilin A, a well-known bad actor in the cardiovascular system, causing inflammation in atherosclerosis and other conditions. Alzheimer's Reading Room Berisla ... Read on »

Sleep Apnea Thickens Blood Vessels, Increases Heart Disease Risk by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert

Posted Wed 06 May 2009 1:28pm vessels. Moreover, it increases the risk of several forms of heart and vascular disease. Emory researchers have identified the enzyme NADPH oxidase as important for the effects obstructive sleep apnea has on blood vessels in the lung. The results are published in the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. C. Michael Hart, professor Read on »

Vitamin E and C helps to prevent damage to blood vessels. by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:58pm As we know that, because of scleroderma involves Raynaud’s phenomenon. Therefore, the prevention of blood vessels damage is importance. Professor Carol Black suggests using vitamin E and C to prevent damage to blood vessels. Read on »

MicroRNAs Hold Promise For Treating Diseases In Blood Vessels by Susan Berg Posted Fri 07 Aug 2009 7:15pm ." Among the most "plastic" of cells are vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), which form in layers around blood vessels, and by contracting or relaxing, regulate blood pressure... dementia articles and activities, ScienceDaily-- A newly discovered mechanism controls whether muscle cells in blood vessels hasten the development of both atherosclerosis Read on »