Carotid artery. Carotid artery disease is caused by a buildup of plaques in arteries that deliver blood to your brain. Plaques are clumps of cholesterol, calcium, fibrous tissue and other cellular debris that gather at microscopic injury sites within the artery. This process is called atherosclerosis.
One of the biggest great white sharks ever caught on tape. Before you go, we thought you'd like these... Nicknamed 'Deep Blue,' this great white is almost as long as the 22-foot-long boat the researchers were aboard near Guadalupe, Mexico, nearly 165 miles away from mainland.
The rare goblin shark was caught by fishermen on the NSW south coast. A rare and very unusual shark was caught by fishermen trawling off Green Cape, south of Eden on the NSW south coast last Thursday.The creepy looking fish, known as a goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni), was accidentally caught by local fisherman in a net along with a load of crayfish.The shark is sometimes called a living fossil and is usually found near the sea floor at depths of about 1200 metres.he rare goblin shark was caught by fishermen on the NSW south coast. A rare and very unusual shark was caught by fishermen trawling off Green Cape, south of Eden on the NSW south coast last Thursday.