Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. "Did you know that in the U.S., someone dies of cardiovascular disease every 34 seconds? Nearly 2,500 people in the U.S. die from ...

Among these factors, the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β family is important ... in which it has a major effect on disease progression. Fibrosis involves an overgrowth of fibroblasts within ...

People with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of suffering a stroke, a heart attack and premature ... a lack of a specific growth factor called TGF-beta2. The research team also found that ...