News tagged with fatty deposits

Researchers find fat turns into soap in sewers, contributes to overflows

Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered how fat, oil and grease (FOG) can create hardened deposits in sewer lines: it turns into soap! The hardened deposits, which can look like stalactites, contribute ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Apr 21, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Study explains how exercise helps patients with peripheral artery disease

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects 5 million individuals in the U.S. and is the leading cause of limb amputations. Doctors have long considered exercise to be the single best therapy for PAD, and now a new study helps ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Research shows why certain arterial plaques can turn deadly

A common misconception about arterial plaque is that it inevitably leads to a heart attack or a stroke. New research at Columbia University Medical Center, however, sheds light on why so few plaques in any given individual ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Enzyme is key to clogged arteries

Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have made an important discovery in understanding what causes arteries to clog up.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0