Cardiovascular diseases include all the diseases of the heart and circulation that affect the structures or function of your heart or blood vessels. Heart attacks and strokes are usually acute events and are mainly caused by a blockage that prevents blood from flowing to the heart or brain. 
            
            
            
         
     
    
        
                    
                                    
                
         
                
                    
                                        
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
    
    
        Laboratory assessment of serum lipid and lipoprotein levels is essential for the management of the risk of atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). Traditionally, this has involved the...
    
    
            
     
                                     
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
    
    
        Obesity is a disease. It was once not considered to be a disease and to be a matter of will power and gluttony. It was also the case that we once thought that fat tissue had no metabolic func...
    
    
            
     
                                     
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
            
    
    
    
        When speaking of neurodegenerative diseases, average public is not made aware of the true cost that brain related disorders have on annual budget.   The true impact on economy is not usually...
    
    
            
     
                                     
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
            
    
    
    
        ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) mediates cholesterol efflux to lipid-free apolipoproteins such as apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) and apolipoprotein E (apoE). ABCA1 is essential regul...
    
    
            
     
                                     
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
            
    
    
    
        When speaking of neurodegenerative diseases, average public is not made aware of the true cost that brain related disorders have on annual budget.   The true impact on economy is not usually...
    
    
            
     
                                     
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
            
    
    
    
        Down syndrome (DS) is a complex multi-system disorder affecting more than 5.8 million individuals around the world and it causes significant physical, psychological, and cognitive abnormaliti...
    
    
            
     
                                     
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
    
    
        With the growth and expansion of mouse and rat transgenic models in recent years, the demand for surgically altered models mimicking human diseases is growing at an amazing rate. Surgical pro...
    
    
            
     
                                     
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
    
    
        Rabbits are commonly used in biomedical research for many years due to its ease of use and phylogenetical similarities with humans. They are commonly used in cardiovascular research (atherosc...