Abnormally high levels of HDL-C, colloquially known as "good cholesterol," are associated with an increased risk of dementia in older adults, a Monash University-led study has found.
Nov 30, 2023
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Replenishing the body's high-density lipoprotein (HDL) could be an effective treatment for sepsis, according to a new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study published in Science Signaling.
Mar 18, 2022
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A team of researchers at British Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has developed a new antibody drug that increases the level of lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in test monkeys and humans. In their paper published in the ...
Cholesterol levels are declining sharply in Western nations, but rising in low- and middle-income nations—particularly in Asia, suggests the largest ever study of global cholesterol levels.
Jun 3, 2020
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Scientists at UNSW Sydney have made a breakthrough discovery about cholesterol transportation in cells that opens the way for new drugs to increase the body's 'good cholesterol' levels.
Jan 18, 2019
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Postmenopausal factors may have an impact on the heart-protective qualities of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) - also known as 'good cholesterol' - according to a study led by researchers in the University of Pittsburgh Graduate ...
Jul 19, 2018
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The generally accepted medical maxim that elevated HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) is "good" has been overturned by a multi-center, international study, led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of ...
Mar 10, 2016
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A glass of red wine every night may help people with type 2 diabetes manage their cholesterol and cardiac health, according to new findings from a two-year randomized controlled trial (RCT) led by researchers at Ben-Gurion ...
Oct 12, 2015
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Scientists at the University of Warwick have discovered that 'good' cholesterol is turned 'bad' by a sugar-derived substance.
Sep 1, 2014
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High levels of "good" cholesterol and low levels of "bad" cholesterol are correlated with lower levels of the amyloid plaque deposition in the brain that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, in a pattern that mirrors the ...
Dec 30, 2013
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