RUDN University scientists have discovered that in weightlessness, the contractile activity of smooth muscles in the hollow organs of the gastrointestinal tract is disrupted. New data must be taken ...

Vascular calcification is a manifestation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) caused by abnormal deposition of minerals in the vascular system because of a phosphate–calcium imbalance. This condition can ...

Atherosclerosis underlies most heart attacks and strokes and is now recognized as a chronic inflammatory disease rather than a simple disorder of cholesterol deposition. While immune cells such as ...