Caloric restriction and heart function: is there a sensible link?

Serum amyloid P component and cardiovascular disease: is there a sensible link?

Atherosclerosis shows several features of an inflammatory process.1 There is ubiquitous presence of characteristic cells like monocytes/macrophages, and T cells that produce various mediators involved in local inflammation and these inflammatory molecules (cytokines, chemokines, growth factors) are found at the site of the plaque in the arterial vessel wall through all stages of the process, mo...

Testosterone and coronary heart disease: is there a link?

Caloric restriction: powerful protection for the aging heart and vasculature.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Research has shown that the majority of the cardiometabolic alterations associated with an increased risk of CVD (e.g., insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes, abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and inflammation) can be prevented, and even reversed, with the implementation of healthier die...

Pollution and acne: is there a link?

In recent years, the critical role that inflammation may play in the development and progression of acne has become increasingly recognized. The prevalence of acne is similar between Asian and Caucasian women, but Asian women have a higher prevalence of inflammatory acne. They also report their symptoms exacerbate during periods of high air pollution. The objective of this study was to review t...

Hypokalaemia and dysmorphia, is there a link?

A 15-year-old boy with quadriplegia and facial dysmorphia was referred to the emergency room. This was his first episode of tetraplegia. One maternal uncle had exhibited the same manifestation 20 years before. Blood test revealed severe hypokalaemia and mild hypocalcaemia. The clinical diagnosis revealed an Andersen-Tawil syndrome. Molecular tools allowed us to make the diagnosis of familial hy...