Japanese molecular biologists have developed a special paint, which gives them the opportunity to follow the process of formation of cholesterol plaques in the blood vessels and learn more about their causes.
“Now we can precisely keep track of how many platelets are present in blood vessels and how fast they grow”, — said Michito Hamada from the University of Tsukuba (Japan), quoted by the journal Scientific Reports.
According to him, this experiment confirmed that the formation of plaques is influenced by Smoking, poor diet and lack of regular physical activity. In addition, now you can quickly check whether cleaning vessels from cholesterol medication.
According to the world health organization (who), atherosclerosis and related diseases of the heart and blood vessels remain one of the major causes of death in most countries of the world. The development of these diseases begin with the accumulation of cholesterol on the walls of the vessels, which after a while leads to their thickening, accumulation of calcium and loss of flexibility.
In February it became known that the daily consumption of chocolate reduces blood pressure and cholesterol, strengthens blood vessels and protects the heart. However, there is no difference, what color is it — white or black.