Diabetes
Sugar substance 'kills' good HDL cholesterol, new study finds
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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Cardiology
Wine only protects against CVD in people who exercise
Wine only protects against cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people who exercise, according to results from the In Vino Veritas (IVV) study presented at ESC Congress today by Professor Milos Taborsky from the Czech Republic.
Aug 31, 2014
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Cardiology
Protein in 'good cholesterol' may be a key to treating pulmonary hypertension
Oxidized lipids are known to play a key role in inflaming blood vessels and hardening arteries, which causes diseases like atherosclerosis. A new study at UCLA demonstrates that they may also contribute to pulmonary hypertension, ...
Aug 27, 2014
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Diabetes
Fasting reduces cholesterol levels in prediabetic people over extended period of time
For prediabetics, many interventions focus on lifestyle changes and weight loss, but new research on periodic fasting has identified a biological process in the body that converts bad cholesterol in fat cells to energy, thus ...
Jun 14, 2014
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Medical research
Cholesterol plays a key role in cell migration
University of Barcelona's researchers led by Professor Carles Enrich, from the Department of Cell Biology, Immunology and Neurosciences of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Barcelona (UB) and CELLEX Biomedical ...
May 22, 2014
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Medical research
Study links high cholesterol levels to lower fertility
High cholesterol levels may impair fertility in couples trying to achieve a pregnancy, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the University at Buffalo (New York), and Emory University in ...
May 20, 2014
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Health
Increased intake of fish can boost good cholesterol levels
(Medical Xpress)—Increasing the intake of fatty fish increases the number of large HDL particles, according to a recent study completed at the University of Eastern Finland. People who increased their intake of fish to ...
Mar 3, 2014
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Cardiology
Novel nanotherapy breakthrough may help reduce recurrent heart attacks and stroke
(Medical Xpress)—Up to 30 percent of heart attack patients suffer a new heart attack because cardiologists are unable to control inflammation inside heart arteries—the process that leads to clots rupturing and causing ...
Jan 21, 2014
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Neuroscience
High good and low bad cholesterol levels are healthy for the brain, too
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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Medical research
Cholesterol study shows algal extracts may counter effects of high fat diets
Health Enhancement Products, Inc., in conjunction with Wayne State University's Department of Nutrition and Food Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, announces the publication of a scientific article in the ...
Dec 20, 2013
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