In a new study conducted by researchers at the group Vascular Surgery, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, osteomodulin was identified as a novel biomarker for vascular calcification. The ...

Calcification is when calcium deposits form. This may be due to age. However, there are also links to infection, injury, or cancer. Calcium is one of the most abundant minerals in the body. It is ...

A new study addressing this mechanism, titled, "Bmal1 Regulates Vascular Calcification via Noncanonical Circadian Pathway- Brief Report", led by Ming He, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UAB ...

A recent research letter published in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research describes two new genetic loci associated with coronary artery calcification (CAC). CAC is a measure of atherosclerosis ...

AI could give mammography screening a second purpose: In addition to early detection of breast cancer, the images can also reveal vascular calcifications that indicate an increased risk for ...

A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham addressing this mechanism has been selected as one of only two feature articles in the April 2026 issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and ...