Higher HDL Cholesterol Linked to Lower Spine Bone Density in Diabetes
A cross-sectional study of older patients with type 2 diabetes found that higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels were independently associated ...
Tag: Cholesterol
Suppressed Liver Enzyme Drives Cholesterol Imbalance and Promotes Liver Tumor Growth
Suppression of the bile acid synthesis enzyme CYP8B1 by oncogenic Ras and ERK signaling drives liver cholesterol accumulation while revealing ...
Study Finds Lower Lipid Profiles Among Parkinson’s Disease Patients in Ethiopia
A comparative cross-sectional study at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital revealed significantly lower lipid levels in Parkinson’s disease patients compared to ...
Cholesterol Binding Stabilizes THIK-1 Channel and Promotes Atherosclerosis
New research reveals that cholesterol binding stabilizes the activated state of the THIK-1 potassium channel, promoting atherosclerosis by enhancing inflammatory ...
Cholesterol-HDL-Glucose Index Predicts Incident Hypertension in Nine-Year Chinese Longitudinal Study
A nine-year cohort study reveals that an elevated cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, and glucose index is significantly associated with new-onset hypertension ...
Early Pregnancy Remnant Cholesterol Tied to Gestational Diabetes in Retrospective Study
A retrospective study of 274 pregnant women found that elevated remnant cholesterol in early pregnancy was independently associated with gestational ...
Composite CCHG Biomarker Associates with Elevated Stroke Risk in Cohort Study
A nine-year cohort study of 6,804 adults found that the novel CCHG index, combining cholesterol, glucose, and C-reactive protein, was ...
Research report: Omega-3 fatty acids in aromatase inhibitor-associated dyslipidemia: mechanisms, clinical evidence, and future perspectives
A new review finds a strong biological rationale for omega-3 fatty acids in aromatase inhibitor-associated dyslipidemia but says clinical evidence ...
Medical students’ cardiovascular health declined during training, but half the cohort was lost
A prospective cohort of Colombian medical students found that cardiovascular health scores fell between enrollment and clinical training, though nearly ...
Whole milk replacer boosts calf growth, but pea starter falls short
A German feeding trial found that a pea and rapeseed-based calf starter was eaten at a fraction of the rate ...
New Method Maps the Fatty Landscape of the Cell’s Protein Factory
A new immunoisolation method called mammalian MemPrep delivers a high-confidence lipid and protein inventory of the endoplasmic reticulum in HEK293T ...
Astrocyte Lipid Metabolism Emerges as a Central Player in ALS Progression
A new review argues that disrupted lipid handling in astrocytes may amplify motor neuron injury and disease progression in ALS.
One in four urban Ethiopian adults shows elevated ten-year cardiovascular risk
A community-based cross-sectional study in Mekelle City found that about a quarter of adults aged 40 and older had a ...
Psyllium husk lowers cholesterol in children with familial hypercholesterolemia while flax seeds cut triglycerides
A six-month randomized trial in Egyptian children with familial hypercholesterolemia found psyllium husk significantly lowered total and LDL cholesterol while ...
African Walnut Seed Meal Alters PSA and Cholesterol in Rats with Induced Prostate Enlargement
A rat study found that dietary African walnut seed meal was associated with lower PSA and cholesterol levels in testosterone-induced ...
Gene Editing Moves Toward Common Diseases as Cardiologists Urge Stronger Safeguards
University of Michigan cardiologists propose a five-question clinical framework for deciding when permanent genomic therapies are justified as gene editing ...
Ultrasound produces faster-dissolving simvastatin particles in laboratory study
An ultrasound-assisted precipitation method produced 874-nanometre simvastatin particles that dissolved 6.6 times faster in vitro than a commercial formulation.
Losing β-Catenin in the Liver Protects Mice From Toxic Bile Acid Injury
In mice fed a lithocholic acid diet, deleting β-catenin from hepatocytes reduced bile infarcts and liver injury by boosting bile ...
Meta-analysis links sesame to modest cholesterol reductions in adults
A meta-analysis of 13 randomized trials involving 690 adults found that sesame modestly lowered total and LDL cholesterol but did ...
Differential interactions of curcumin with POPC/cholesterol and POPS/cholesterol mixed monolayers at air-water interface
A model-monolayer study found stronger curcumin interactions with negatively charged POPS/cholesterol films than with electrically neutral POPC/cholesterol films, without testing ...
