Researchers show cholesterol type can affect your heart attack risk
Vascular plaque. It starts with inflammation. Perhaps your blood pressure has been a little too high for a little too long, putting strain on your blood vessels.
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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: News and Research on Apoproteins
MeSH tree: D12.776.070
Chemical conjugation mitigates immunotoxicity of chemotherapy of lipid nanoparticles
While chemotherapy can stimulate antitumor immunity, it may also impair immune cell function and induce lymphodepletion, reducing the effectiveness of subsequent immunotherapy. Thus, nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems ...
Jun 28, 2024
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Study reports on inflammatory, metabolic biomarkers and accelerated aging in cardiac catheterization patients
A new research paper titled "Associations among NMR-measured inflammatory and metabolic biomarkers and accelerated aging in cardiac catheterization patients" has been published in Aging.
May 7, 2024
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No reduction in 90-day deaths, heart attacks with human Apo/A1, a building block of HDL cholesterol
The first trial of a novel strategy for removing cholesterol from patients' arteries did not reduce the risk of death, heart attack or stroke within three months of a prior heart attack, according to research presented at ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Plozasiran reduces triglyceride levels by 74% at 24 weeks
In patients with severely elevated triglyceride levels at risk for developing acute pancreatitis, the investigational drug plozasiran reduced triglyceride levels by an average of 74% after 24 weeks of use without causing ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Experimental drug could further reduce triglycerides in the blood in high-risk patients, trial shows
Hypertriglyceridemia, or high levels of lipids (fats) in the blood, increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and acute pancreatitis. Currently available medications, including statins, ezetimibe, fibrates and prescription ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Immunotherapy for Alzheimer's disease shows promise in mouse study
Alzheimer's disease starts with a sticky protein called amyloid beta that builds up into plaques in the brain, setting off a chain of events that results in brain atrophy and cognitive decline. The new generation of Alzheimer's ...
Apr 3, 2024
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New perspectives on understanding, preventing and treating vascular dementia
Dementia is a group of brain diseases that share similar symptoms, such as memory, language, orientation, and behavioral issues. Vascular dementia generally develops in the elderly, affecting between 1% and 4% of people over ...
Sep 4, 2023
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New study offers hope for sensory recovery in patients with lower lip numbness
The loss of sensory function in the lower lip, caused by the sacrifice or damage of the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) during mandibulectomy, may no longer be an irreversible condition, according to a study published June ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Favine protein potentially protects against vascular disease
Atherosclerosis, the clogging of the arteries with fatty plaques, is a major cause of death worldwide. Human atherosclerosis often involves calcification (or a build-up of calcium) in the arteries, and thrombosis, where a ...
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