Sentences with phrase «called plaque builds up»

The researchers analyzed data on 1,823 diabetic patients who underwent CCTA to detect and determine the extent of coronary artery disease, in which a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the arteries of the heart.

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They also showed in mice studies and in the laboratory that NCAM2 was broken down by another protein called beta - amyloid, which is the main component of the plaques that build up in the brains of people with the disease.

The nerve cell death in Alzheimer s patients is linked to the build - up of plaques in their brains, which consist mostly of an insoluble protein called β - amyloid.

Plaques are the build up of sticky proteins called beta amyloid, and tangles are twisted strands of a protein called tau.

PLAQUE BE GONE A sugar called cyclodextrin stopped cholesterol crystals (white) from building up in the arteries of mice on a high - fat diet.

But a new mouse study out of the Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) shows that a natural sugar called trehalose can actually arm the immune system with more of the machinery it needs to combat atherosclerosis, a dangerous condition in which plaque build up hardens and narrows the arteries.

But a new mouse study shows that a natural sugar called trehalose can actually arm the immune system with more of the machinery it needs to combat atherosclerosis, a dangerous condition in which plaque build up hardens and narrows the arteries.

In addition, recent studies have found that salmon contains unique protein molecules called bioactive peptides that may provide support for insulin sensitivity (insulin resistance is a major cause of cardiovascular disease and plaque build - up) and control of inflammation in the gut.

«This contributes to the build - up of fatty material, called plaque, on the inside of your blood vessels and is a major cause of heart disease,» Chisholm says.

Called «bad» cholesterol, LDL can build up in the arteries, forming plaque that makes them narrow and less flexible, a condition called atheroscleCalled «bad» cholesterol, LDL can build up in the arteries, forming plaque that makes them narrow and less flexible, a condition called atherosclecalled atherosclerosis.

Over time, other cells build up in the area along with lipid debris, resulting in a plaque called an atheroma.

A plaque that builds up in the brain of Alzheimer's patients called beta - amyloid plaques is believed to be one of the primary causes of Alzheimer's disease.

When LDL cholesterol levels are high, fatty deposits (called plaques) can build up in the arteries, the blood vessels that carry blood from the heart throughout the body.

Plaque builds up on the teeth and turns into tartar, also called calculus.