A research group has discovered that certain naturally occurring peptides in the body can trigger contractions in the vas ...

Proteoglycans are produced and secreted by vascular smooth muscle cells, but the pathophysiological role of these glycoproteins in the vasculature is an enigma. Because the small leucine-rich ...

Human coronary artery smooth muscle cell (CASMCs; Lonza) were maintained in smooth muscle basal medium (Lonza) supplemented with 5% fetal bovine serum, 0.2% human basic fibroblastic growth factor, 0.1 ...

The muscles of people who suffer from long Covid or the chronic illness ME/CVS respond differently to a workout after a period of inactivity than the muscles of people with a clean bill of health, a ...

Lens opacity was assessed using slit-lamp microscopy. GLO1, AGEs, and RAGE expression were analyzed through immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence (IF), ELISA, and western blotting. Molecular ...

US Vice President JD Vance addressed the Naval Academy commencement with a strong message on American military power. He praised recent U.S. strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, stressing the ...

1 Day IHC 0.17% DJIA 0.00% S&P 500 -0.04% Agriculture -1.38% ...

The UN Ocean Conference offers a rare opportunity for countries to correct their course on ocean health.

A novel nonlinear oscillator with multiple stabilities is proposed in this paper based on the original SD oscillator [Cao et al., 2006] and the generalized SD oscillator [Han et al., 2012; Cao et al., ...