When people think about COVID-19, they may think about how it affects their respiratory system. But it can also lead to ...

Proteins circulating in the blood could accelerate the aging of blood vessels and increase silent cardiac risk.

Two new studies from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have investigated how mutations that occur in muscles and blood vessels over time can affect aging. The studies, which are published in Nature ...

Over half of the human body is not even human. Everyone carries almost 40 trillion bacterial cells, forming their microbiome, which play various roles in different organs, including affecting ...

Researchers at Université Paris Cité in France conducted a study that suggests COVID-19 infections cause women's blood vessels to age prematurely. File Photo by Shou Sheng/EPA COVID-19 infection ...

Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death worldwide. Even if known traditional risk factors such as diabetes or high blood pressure are treated, the disease worsens in half of all ...

The aging of the innermost cell layer of blood vessels leads to cardiovascular diseases. Researchers at UZH have now shown for the first time that intestinal bacteria and their metabolites contribute ...

A new study provided a comprehensive overview of the current state of metabolomics research in arterial stiffness on a less explored aspect—early vascular aging, particularly in adolescents, offering ...

"Our findings point to potential drug targets for slowing vascular aging, reducing the burden of cardiovascular diseases, and ultimately improving lifespan," Pigeyre says. The study drew on blood ...