News tagged with cholesterol

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Should kids sit less or move more? CHEO Research answers

Researchers have discovered that participation in physical activity of at least moderate intensity is more critical to childhood cardiometabolic health than overall sedentary time. However, when evaluating the risk of cardiovascular ...

Health created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Grape intake may protect against metabolic syndrome-related organ damage

Consuming grapes may help protect against organ damage associated with the progression of metabolic syndrome, according to research presented Monday at the Experimental Biology conference in Boston. Natural components found ...

Health created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study reveals natural process that blocks viruses

The human body has the ability to ward off viruses by activating a naturally occurring protein at the cellular level, setting off a chain reaction that disrupts the levels of cholesterol required in cell membranes to enable ...

Medical research created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Factors weighing in on long-term diabetes survival studied

(HealthDay)—Those able to survive with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) for more than 40 years are more likely to have better glycemic control, lower blood pressure, and more favorable lipid profiles, according to ...

Diabetes created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cholesterol increases risk of Alzheimer's and heart disease

Researchers at the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome and the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that a single mechanism may underlie the damaging effect of cholesterol on the brain and on blood vessels.

Medical research created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Where does coffee stand in your health?

We are often asked whether coffee is good or bad for the health. The answer is both good and bad.

Health created Apr 13, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

U-M researchers find new way to clear cholesterol from the blood

Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a new potential therapeutic target for lowering cholesterol that could be an alternative or complementary therapy to statins.

Cardiology created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Co-Q10 deficiency may relate to concern with statin drugs, higher risk of diabetes

(Medical Xpress)—A laboratory study has shown for the first time that coenzyme Q10 offsets the cellular changes that are linked to a side-effect of some statin drugs - an increased risk of adult-onset diabetes.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The adult generations of today are less healthy than their counterparts of previous generations

Sophia Antipolis, 10 April 2013. Despite their greater life expectancy, the adults of today are less "metabolically" healthy than their counterparts of previous generations. That's the conclusion of a large cohort study from ...

Cardiology created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

ABCA7 gene associated with almost doubled Alzheimer's risk in African-Americans

African-Americans with a variant of the ABCA7 gene have almost double the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease compared with African-Americans who lack the variant. The largest genome-wide search for Alzheimer's ...

Genetics created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New evidence that egg white protein may help high blood pressure

Scientists reported new evidence today that a component of egg whites—already popular as a substitute for whole eggs among health-conscious consumers concerned about cholesterol in the yolk—may have another beneficial ...

Health created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

'Diseases of affluence' spreading to poorer countries

High blood pressure and obesity are no longer confined to wealthy countries, a new study has found. These health risks have traditionally been associated with affluence, and in 1980, they were more prevalent in countries ...

Cardiology created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Diabetes patients need to be consulted to improve treatment

Patients with type 2 diabetes who tailor their own treatment in cooperation with their doctor can reduce their risk of complications such as heart attack with up to 20 percent. This is the result of a new Danish study from ...

Diabetes created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Walking can lower risk of heart-related conditions as much as running

Walking briskly can lower your risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes as much as running can, according to surprising findings reported in the American Heart Association journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis an ...

Cardiology created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cholesterol-lowering eye drops could treat macular degeneration

A new study raises the intriguing possibility that drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol may be effective against macular degeneration, a blinding eye disease.

Medical research created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast