Kimberlee D'Ardenne currently receives funding from the National Institutes of Health (R21-MH130924-01) and has received other funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science ...

In a recent article published in the Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism Journal, researchers summarized studies on the association between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) and different ...

Living with diabetes requires vigilance, education, and precise management techniques—but those needs differ dramatically depending on which form of the condition you have. Recent medical consensus ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) refers to a group of genetic conditions that affect the red blood cells (RBCs) by altering their shape. The abnormally shaped cells are unable to perform the function of ...

The word “diabetes” serves as an umbrella term covering conditions that share a common symptom—elevated blood sugar—but diverge significantly in their underlying mechanisms, progression patterns, and ...

Both arteries and veins are types of blood vessels in the cardiovascular system. An artery carries blood away from the heart, and a vein carries blood back to the heart. Blood vessels are essential ...