Tag: peripheral artery disease

Stem cell subset shows promise for preventing amputation

Editor's Note Researchers have discovered a new way to prompt blood vessel growth and prevent amputations in diseases such as diabetes and peripheral arterial disease. Findings were published December 19 in Cell Reports Medicine.  The study consisted of an in-depth examination of two patients involved in a clinical trial who…

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By: Brita Belli
December 20, 2023
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Short night-time sleep linked to peripheral artery disease

Editor's Note This study from Sweden finds that sleeping less than 5 hours a night is associated with an increased likelihood of developing peripheral artery disease (PAD), compared with sleeping 7 to 8 hours. The study included more than 650,000 participants and was conducted in two parts. The first analyzed…

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By: Judy Mathias
March 16, 2023
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