Two complementary studies reveal how an insufficient supply of energy in macrophages, key immune cells in artery walls, ...

Scientists have discovered that feeding mice with microplastics increases plaque buildup in the arteries of male mice.

A new study has linked the presence of microplastics in artery-clogging plaque to a higher risk of heart disease and even death. Until now, that is. Published this week in The New England Journal of ...

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Advanced light microscopy techniques are giving scientists a new understanding of human biology and what goes wrong in diseases Katarina Zimmer, Knowable Magazine Innovative techniques are helping ...

To better understand problems in the brain’s blood vessels that may lead to stroke, we need a better way to see them. Cardiovascular imaging can peer inside coronary arteries to spot clots blocking ...

Using a tiny, spherical glass lens sandwiched between two brass plates, the 17th-century Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was the first to officially describe red blood cells and sperm cells ...