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Treating High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Diabetes May Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
April 13, 2011 Treating high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and other vascular risk factors may help lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease in people who already show signs of declining thinking skills ... > full story -
Short-Term, High-Fat Diet May Initiate Protection During Heart Attack
April 13, 2011 A new study shows that short-term, high-fat "splurges" within one's diet could elicit cardioprotective properties during a heart ... > full story -
'Apple a Day' Advice Rooted in Science
April 12, 2011 Daily apple consumption shows long-term cardioprotective effects in postmenopausal ... > full story -
Computational Modeling Helps in Determining Individual Cholesterol-Related Information
April 7, 2011 Computational modeling increases our knowledge of lipoprotein properties that cannot be measured using experimental methods. Lipoproteins are particles that transport cholesterol in our bloodstream. ... > full story -
Substance in Tangerines Fights Obesity and Protects Against Heart Disease, Research Suggests
April 6, 2011 A substance in tangerines not only helps to prevent obesity, but also offers protection against type 2 diabetes, and even atherosclerosis, the underlying disease responsible for most heart attacks ... > full story -
Metabolic Signaling Pathway Responsible for Dyslipidemia Identified
April 5, 2011 Researchers have demonstrated that a nutrient sensing pathway is involved in the disruption of cellular lipid homeostasis in obese and insulin resistant mice fed a diet high in fat and ... > full story -
Cellular Feast or Famine: How Cells Decide Whether They Have Enough Fat
April 5, 2011 Not all cholesterol is bad. Every cell requires it for growth -- they either have to get cholesterol somewhere or they die. In a new study, researchers found that a protein sensor known to balance ... > full story -
Pneumonia Death Rate Lower Among People Who Take Statins, Study Suggests
April 4, 2011 Taking statins could help prevent people dying from pneumonia, according to a new ... > full story -
Routine Periodic Fasting Is Good for Your Health, and Your Heart, Study Suggests
April 3, 2011 New evidence from cardiac researchers demonstrates that routine periodic fasting is good for your health, and your heart. The study found that fasting not only lowers one's risk of coronary artery ... > full story -
Closer Look at Cell Membrane Shows Cholesterol 'Keeping Order'
March 31, 2011 Scientists have developed a way to magnify cell membranes dramatically and watch them move, revealing a surprising dependence on cholesterol within this boundary between the cell and the outside ... > full story
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