A new Maryland law requires mammography centers to notify patients if their scans show breast arterial calcification (BAC). Other states may follow suit.

Arterial calcification is a gradual and progressive process that is seen in most people after the 6th decade of life. This results in a reduction of arterial elasticity and an increased propensity for ...

A practical approach to selecting open or endovascular treatment for CFA atherosclerotic disease based on patient risk, ...

Brain calcification can cause movement disorders and cognitive impairment. Researchers at the Arnesen Lab at UiB have now identified a gene that provides new insight into how these calcifications ...

A recent research letter published in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research describes two new genetic loci associated with coronary artery calcification (CAC). CAC is a measure of atherosclerosis ...

Real-time observation of certain biochemical processes in blood vessels from mice has revealed a previously unknown similarity between atherosclerosis, also known as vascular calcification, and bone ...

Many of you may have felt a jolt when you saw the words "calcification present" on your breast cancer screening results."Is calcification breast cancer?""It says 'requires detailed examination' ...

Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by facial capillary malformations (port-wine stain), ...