Blood vessel damage from fatty and high-sugar diets leads to inflammation, which can be detected by measuring C-reactive protein. Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen/iStock via Getty Images Plus Heart disease ...

However, accumulating evidence over the past two decades demonstrates that a biomarker called C-reactive protein – which ...

Protein C deficiency is a heritable disorder that compromises the natural anticoagulant system, thereby increasing the risk of thromboembolic events such as deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for heart disease has been ...