Taking simple steps to make sure that the overall number of calories you consume do not exceed the amount you burn can play a major role in lowering your risk for many chronic conditions.

National surveys and other studies have told us that the United States has a major weight problem, but this study suggests that we could have an even more serious degree of overweight and obesity (cases)...

We think this is extraordinarily promising. We think that there are a number of patients who would benefit from tissue-engineered vessels.

This is a proof-of-principle study. It adds the next chapter in the story of lowering cholesterol.

There’s no data to determine whether this is associated with a reduction in clinical events like heart attacks, strokes and deaths. We just don’t know yet.