New nanoparticle drug combination for atherosclerosis
Credit: Professor Ji-Ho Park, KAIST Physicochemical cargo-switching nanoparticles (CSNP) designed by KAIST can help significantly reduce cholesterol and macrophage foam ...
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Cholesterol levels dropping in Western nations but rising in Asia
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom Cholesterol levels are declining sharply in western nations, but rising in low- and middle-income nations ...
Improved gut microbiota with cholesterol-lowering medication
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg There is a clear link between improved gut microbiota and one of our most common ...
Study identifies the mechanism by which eating fish reduces risk of cardiovascular disease
A diet rich in fish or omega 3 modulates the concentration of lipids that are passed on to cells by ...
New molecular auto-control system to avoid an excessive brown adipose tissue activity
Brown adipose tissue: how to auto-control its activityCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Scientific team found a new metabolism regulation system for ...
Lipid biomarkers key to cardiac repair differences in blacks and whites after heart attack
Study indicates that distinct lipid mediators may offer new targets for more personalized heart failure diagnosis and treatmentCredit: Photo courtesy ...
Behavioral intervention, not lovastatin, improves language skills in youth with fragile X
Researchers recommend focusing on nonmedical interventions while the search for helpful drugs continuesCredit: UC Davis Health A UC Davis Health ...
Exercise during pregnancy reduces obesity among offspring
Credit: WSU When physically fit women exercise during pregnancy they could be setting their children up for better fitness too. ...
Removing belly fat before it sticks to you
University of Cincinnati researchers produce fat busting proteins in the laboratoryCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati Triglycerides, those fats that seem ...
Novel blood test points to risk of weight gain and diabetes
The blood test method makes use of machine learning and can be used to predict whether patients will put on ...
£500,000 NIHR grant for obesity treatment
Credit: World Obesity Federation Dr Jennifer Logue of Lancaster Medical School has been awarded half a million pounds by the ...
The world faces an air pollution ‘pandemic’
Researchers say people's lives are shortened by an average of nearly three years from different sources of air pollutionCredit: Cardiovascular ...
Sugary drinks a sour choice for adults trying to maintain normal cholesterol levels
Credit: Tufts University BOSTON (February 26, 2020, 5:00 a.m., EST)--Middle-aged and older adults who drank sugary beverages daily were at ...
Study of 418,000 Europeans finds different foods linked to different types of stroke
Credit: European Heart Journal Different types of food are linked to risks of different types of stroke, according to the ...
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