Research on cardiovascular disease covered in Science Daily, KGW
Research on cardiovascular disease covered in Science Daily, KGW
![Two diagrams side by side displaying results of Veronika Kivenson's research.](https://microbiology.oregonstate.edu/sites/microbiology.oregonstate.edu/files/styles/1460_x_var/public/2022-09/Cardiovascular%20diagram.jpg?itok=WV6R_vu9)
Gut bacteria associated with animal-based diet may mitigate risk of cardiovascular disease: “The connection between TMAO and cardiovascular disease has tended to focus the conversation on how animal-based diets cause negative health consequences,” said Dr. Veronika Kivenson, the study’s lead author and a postdoctoral fellow in the College of Science with Microbiology.