Tag: atherosclerosis

So unhealthy six hours of sleep for us!

What are the effects of lack of sleep on our health? A lot of people sleep, for various reasons, not particularly good. This often leads to Sufferers to sleep only a few hours per night. Doctors found that a sleep time increased from less than six hours per night, the risk for cardiovascular disease. The

Reversing atherosclerosis with one shot

Atherosclerosis is a condition in which plaque builds inside the arteries, stiffening and eventually clogging them. Plaque is a waxy substance that’s made of cholesterol, fat, fragments of cellular waste, calcium, and fibrin, an insoluble protein that helps the blood to clot. As plaque gradually builds up inside the arteries, it causes the vessels to

New actors identified in atherosclerosis

Stroke and heart attack are the leading cause of death in the Western world. Würzburg scientists have used a special technique to get a clearer picture of the cells involved and their activity. Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of death and disease in the Western world. In Germany, about 300,000 people each year suffer