The human body has sophisticated defenses against the deposition of calcium minerals that stiffen heart tissues, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and collaborators at UCLA ...

The majority of patients who have advanced chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis will die as a result of a cardiovascular event. Cardiovascular disease in the dialysis population is complex, and ...

When people check in for their annual mammogram these days, some may face a surprising question: In addition to reviewing the mammogram for breast cancer, would you like the radiologist to examine it ...

Partially calcified valve leaflet tissue, including unaltered collagen (blue), calcified collagen (yellow to red) and aggregated calcium phosphate nodules. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The human body has ...