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The way in which the body processes cholesterol affects the risk of cardiovascular diseases. LDL cholesterol is obtained from saturated fats in food and from hepatic cholesterol synthesis. Its accumulation in the arterial ...
Apr 15, 2026
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Syphilis has been rising sharply in the United States, with especially high rates in Southern states. Now, a new study from Tulane University researchers suggests the long-term infection may carry another risk that is often ...
Apr 15, 2026
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When health risks become visible in black and white, perspectives often shift. A study from Umeå University shows that when ultrasound images of atherosclerosis in subjects' carotid arteries are combined with a motivational ...
Apr 14, 2026
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For patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), targeting a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level of
Apr 2, 2026
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Using cholesterol-lowering medications more intensively to achieve a more aggressive target for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduced the rate of major cardiovascular events by one-third among patients with ...
Mar 30, 2026
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Black adults with high blood pressure who received dietitian counseling and home deliveries of groceries aligned with the DASH diet—meaning high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, nuts, seeds, legumes and ...
Mar 30, 2026
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A new system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assess cardiovascular risk based on images of the eye captured during eye exams demonstrated strong correlation with a standard cardiovascular risk assessment, according ...
Mar 30, 2026
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For the first time since 2018, a clinical guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association for screening and managing blood cholesterol levels has been updated and jointly published in ...
Mar 29, 2026
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Mass General Brigham researchers found that the intensive cholesterol-lowering therapy evolocumab reduced the risk of a first major cardiovascular event in high-risk patients who did not have known atherosclerosis (the build-up ...
Mar 29, 2026
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A new study by UCLA Health published in Cell presents a major advancement in the future of personalized medicine by pinpointing new connections between people's genes, disease risk and medicine response by using a clinically ...
Mar 27, 2026
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