Calcium supplements may increase the risk of plaque buildup in the heart arteries, which can lead to heart blockage. Plaque is a buildup of calcium, fats, and other substances that can clog and ...

A separate analysis involving heart scans from 637 of the veterans found that men and women with PTSD had more calcium buildup in their arteries than vets without post-traumatic stress.

Clogged arteries are serious, but they’re also manageable with early detection and smart lifestyle changes. Knowing the ...

Listen to the subtle symptoms of clogged arteries as it could lead to health complications, including heart attack and brain ...

A person’s arteries can become clogged by a buildup of a substance called plaque ... Plaque is a mixture of fat, calcium, cholesterol, and waste from the cells in the body.

The findings of the new study are important because as cholesterol-laden plaques in the heart’s coronary arteries age, they attract calcium. “We found that a zero-plaque burden is not only ...

With the help of newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) models, mammograms could soon reveal more than breast cancer, ...

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics -- minuscule bits of plastic -- compared to arteries free of ...

Using artificial intelligence (AI), researchers were able to analyze calcium buildup in the arteries within breast tissue, and link those findings to women’s five-year risk of death, results show.