Coronary patients with low levels of an immune system antibody called anti-PC, which neutralises parts of the ‘bad’ cholesterol, run a greater risk of suffering complications following an acute cardiac episode and thus of premature death. This according to new research from Karolinska Institutet published in the scientific periodical The International Journal of Cardiology…
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Filed under: Cholesterol on February 9th, 2012 | No Comments »
A new study published in the journal Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety reveals that internet sites selling prescription statins directly to consumers are widespread, and that most websites advertising statins for sale to the general public contain very poor levels of information relevant to safe use of the medicine and side effects…
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Filed under: Cholesterol on February 5th, 2012 | No Comments »
In a study into the genetic variance of human metabolism, researchers have identified thirty one regions of the genome that were associated with levels of circulating metabolites, i.e., small molecules that take part in various chemical reactions of human body…
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Filed under: Cholesterol on January 30th, 2012 | No Comments »
A molecule embedded in the membrane of human liver cells that aids in cholesterol absorption also allows the entry of hepatitis C virus, the first step in hepatitis C infection, according to research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine…
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Filed under: Cholesterol on January 26th, 2012 | No Comments »
People with high cholesterol are at risk of heart attack and stroke because atherosclerotic plaques within their arteries can rupture triggering the formation of a blood clot called an occlusive thrombus that cuts off the blood supply to their heart or brain. For years, scientists have studied the cause of this abnormal clotting…
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Filed under: Cholesterol on January 7th, 2012 | No Comments »
A new study published in the January 2012 edition of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that beef can play a role in a cholesterol-lowering diet, despite commonly held beliefs. The study found that diets including lean beef every day are as effective in lowering total and LDL “bad” cholesterol as the “gold standard” of […]
Filed under: Cholesterol on December 29th, 2011 | No Comments »
Statins, traditionally known as cholesterol-lowering drugs, may reduce mortality among patients hospitalized with influenza, according to a new study released online by The Journal of Infectious Diseases…
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified for the first time the A2b adenosine receptor (A2bAR) as a possible new therapeutic target against atherosclerosis resulting from a diet high in fat and cholesterol. The findings, which appear on-line in Circulation, may have significant public health implications…
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Filed under: Cholesterol on December 15th, 2011 | No Comments »
A novel breakthrough advance in fighting low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or “bad” cholesterol in the body has been announced by investigators from the University of Leicester and University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). The universities have filed two patents in order to develop targeted medications designed to lower levels of LDL…
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Filed under: Cholesterol on December 13th, 2011 | No Comments »
Scientists from the University of Leicester and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have announced a major advance towards developing drugs to tackle dangerous, or ‘bad’, cholesterol in the body. They have filed two patents for developing targeted drugs that would act as a catalyst for lowering levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol…
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