A near-complete skull of a Denisovan, one of the closest extinct relatives of modern humans, has never been recovered – or so ...

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Introduction Coronary artery calcification (CAC) and especially progression in CAC is a strong predictor ... To evaluate progression in coronary plaque, a cardiac CT-scan is performed at baseline and ...

Navigating canine nutrition can be tricky! While some human foods like oatmeal, carrots, and chicken offer health benefits ...

Hospitals across Houston are expanding and upgrading to better serve their communities, including introducing new diagnostic ...

Lipid plaque: strong attenuation areas, low signal, blurred edge; (4) Calcified plaque: low signal or heterogeneous areas with sharp edges; (5) Red thrombus: manifested as weak signal, high back ...

In each vascular bed, macrophages contribute to the maintenance of the local inflammatory response, propagate plaque development, and promote thrombosis. These central roles, coupled with their ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-in-class TRPM8 receptor agonist Tryptyr (acoltremon ophthalmic solution) for the treatment of signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.