A collaboration between researchers at FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM) and the College of Engineering & Computing (CEC) has resulted in a U.S. patent that could eventually ...

The term cardiovascular disease covers a broad array of health problems. Everyone tends to think of heart attacks or hypertension when it is brought up. However, there are less publicized diseases ...

An international team of scientists that includes a University of Virginia scientist has identified nearly a dozen genes that contribute to calcium buildup in our coronary arteries that can lead to ...

Purpose: The role of vitamin K in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and arterial calcification is examined. Summary: Vitamin K is essential for the activation of vitamin K-dependent ...

Calcification is when calcium deposits form. This may be due to age. However, there are also links to infection, injury, or cancer. Calcium is one of the most abundant minerals in the body. It is ...

Results from a prospective, randomized, controlled trial indicate that the combination of cinacalcet and low-dose vitamin D sterols might help prevent vascular and cardiac valve calcification in ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inozyme Pharma (Inozyme), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing treatments for rare and debilitating diseases, today announced that both the Food and Drug ...

Physiological extracellular matrix (ECM) calcification or mineralization is restricted to bones, teeth and the hypertrophic zone of growth plate cartilage. In contrast, pathological ECM calcification ...