Cardiology
Heart arrhythmia drug may fight plaque buildup in blood vessels
New research in mice provides convincing evidence that digoxin, a drug prescribed to treat atrial fibrillation, can help protect against atherosclerosis.
Feb 17, 2016
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News tagged with triglycerides
Pediatrics
Healthier diets may be cutting heart, diabetes risks in U.S. teens
(HealthDay)—The severity of metabolic syndrome—a cluster of health risk factors such as belly fat and poor cholesterol levels—among U.S. teens has been improving, and researchers believe that healthier diets may be ...
Feb 9, 2016
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Medical research
Slender mice, heart disease and diabetes—what do they have in common?
Removal of a gene protected mice against arterial disease, and they stayed lean even when they ate more. The phenomenon underlying this beneficial phenotype is more active brown adipose tissue.
Jan 27, 2016
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Pediatrics
Common gene mutation bad for liver values, good for blood lipids in children
A common mutation in the TM6SF2 gene raises liver values but at the same time improves blood lipid values in healthy children, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland. Children who carry the gene ...
Jan 13, 2016
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Medical research
Four microRNAs identified as playing key roles in cholesterol, lipid metabolism
Four tiny segments of RNA appear to play critical roles in controlling cholesterol and triglyceride metabolism. In their report receiving advance online publication in Nature Medicine, a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-based ...
Oct 26, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New drug effectively lowers levels of triglycerides
(HealthDay)—An experimental drug, ISIS 304801, can lower triglyceride levels by as much as 71 percent, according to study results published in the July 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Jul 31, 2015
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Genetics
Blocking a gene reduces fat
By blocking the expression of a certain gene in patients, University of Montreal researchers have contributed to the demonstration of great decreases in the concentration of triglycerides in their blood, even in various severe ...
Jul 29, 2015
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Diabetes
Review explores effect of sulfonylureas on lipids in T2DM
(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), sulfonylureas seem to increase levels of free fatty acids (FFA) and triglycerides (TG) and lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density ...
Jun 9, 2015
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Diabetes
Genetically elevated triglyceride level associated with protection against type 2 diabetes
Elevated plasma triglyceride level is considered a risk factor for type-2 diabetes, but new findings suggest that a genetically-elevated triglyceride level is associated with protection against type-2 diabetes. Yann Klimentidis, ...
May 28, 2015
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Cardiology
Americans' blood triglyceride levels dropping: CDC
(HealthDay)—Americans' levels of triglycerides—a type of fat in the blood—have dropped significantly in the past decade, according to a new federal study.
May 7, 2015
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