An Apple a Day Lowers Level of Blood Chemical Linked to Hardening of the Arteries

An Apple a Day Lowers Level of Blood Chemical Linked to Hardening of the Arteries

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Eating an apple a day might in fact help keep the cardiologist away, new research suggests. In a study of healthy, middle-aged adults, consumption of one apple a day for four weeks lowered by 40 [...]

'Heart in a box' invention allows transplant hearts to remain outside the body for 12 hours

‘Heart in a box’ invention allows transplant hearts to remain outside the body for 12 hours

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Currently, hearts can only last for four hours before complications begin to develop. The problem: Hearts for transplant must be transported from donor to recipient within about four hours before complications begin to develop. The hearts are placed on [...]

A Vaccine for Heart Disease?

A Vaccine for Heart Disease?

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La Jolla Institute Discovery Points Up This Possibility Researcher finds autoimmune response contributes to inflammation in the artery wall Most people probably know that heart disease remains the nation’s No. 1 killer. But what many [...]