Genetics
'Longevity gene' one key to long life, research suggests
(HealthDay)—Even among people who live well into their 90s, those with a particular gene variant may survive the longest, a new study finds.
Nov 6, 2014
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Surgery
Weight-loss surgery cuts heart risk 7 years later: study
(HealthDay) -- Seven years after they underwent weight-loss surgery, patients as a whole fared better on several measurements of their risk of cardiac problems, a new study finds, and many returned to normal levels.
Jun 20, 2012
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Health
Monounsaturated fats reduce metabolic syndrome risk
Canola oil and high-oleic canola oils can lower abdominal fat when used in place of other selected oil blends, according to a team of American and Canadian researchers. The researchers also found that consuming certain vegetable ...
Mar 29, 2013
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Inflammatory disorders
Lipid ratios linked to benign prostatic hyperplasia risk
In the Chinese population, the triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio and the total cholesterol (TC)/HDL-C ratio are associated with an increased risk for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), ...
Nov 4, 2022
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Cardiology
Study links better 'good cholesterol' function with lower risk of later heart disease
HDL is the 'good cholesterol' that helps remove fat from artery walls, reversing the process that leads to heart disease. Yet recent drug trials and genetic studies suggest that simply pushing HDL levels higher doesn't necessarily ...
May 26, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Treating intestine with 'good' cholesterol compound inhibits lung tumor growth in mice
A compound that mimics the main protein in high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or "good") cholesterol significantly reduced the number of tumors in the lungs of mice, reports a team of UCLA researchers. The findings help explain ...
Jun 14, 2018
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Cardiology
Evacetrapib impacts cholesterol but doesn't reduce cardiovascular events
Cleveland Clinic researchers studying evacetrapib have shown that despite reducing levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or "bad" cholesterol) by 37 percent and raising levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or "good" ...
Apr 3, 2016
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Diabetes
Metabolic syndrome increases risk of pregnancy complications
Research led by the University of Adelaide shows that metabolic syndrome in pregnant women increases their risk for pregnancy complications including preeclampsia and gestational diabetes by 2-4 times.
Dec 14, 2018
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Diabetes
Childhood BMI, HDL-C variability may up later-life diabetes risk
(HealthDay)—High variability in body mass index (BMI) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) during childhood are associated with an increased risk for later-life diabetes, according to a study published online ...
Aug 1, 2019
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Medical research
Testing for a lipoprotein linked to heart risk is as effective as blood work
Elevated levels of a little-known lipoprotein in the blood that may put people at high risk of cardiovascular disease can be as accurately detected by genetic testing as by conventional laboratory measurement, researchers ...
Oct 6, 2020
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