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Overlooked Ugly Cholesterol Causes Heart Disease, Study Suggests
January 21, 2013 The risk of ischaemic heart disease is three times higher in persons with high levels of the so-called "ugly" cholesterol. This is the finding of a new study which is shedding light on a long debate ... > full story -
New Way to Kill Lymphoma Without Chemotherapy: Golden Nanoparticle Starves Cancer Cell to Death
January 21, 2013 Scientists annihilated lymphoma by depriving it of a favorite food: HDL cholesterol. Researchers developed a new golden nanoparticle that's a replica of natural HDL. Acting like a secret double ... > full story -
New Way Found to Boost Common Cancer Drugs
January 14, 2013 Shutting down a specific pathway in cancer cells appears to improve the ability of common drugs to wipe those cells out, according to new ... > full story -
Study Deflates Notion That Pear-Shaped Bodies More Healthy Than Apples: Abnormal Proteins from Buttock Fat Linked to Metabolic Syndrome
January 10, 2013 People who are "apple-shaped" -- with fat more concentrated around the abdomen -- have long been considered more at risk for conditions such as heart disease and diabetes than those who are ... > full story -
Protein Key to Fighting and Preventing Obesity Discovered
January 7, 2013 Scientists have identified a protein that, when absent, helps the body burn fat and prevents insulin resistance and ... > full story -
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Cholesterol Medicine Affects Energy Production in Muscles
January 3, 2013 Up to 75 percent of patients who take statins to treat elevated cholesterol levels may suffer from muscle pain. Scientists have now identified a possible mechanism underlying this unfortunate side ... > full story -
Fat Influences Decisions Taken by Brain Cells for Production and Survival
December 23, 2012 Scientists have identified two molecules that play an important role in the survival and production of nerve cells in the brain, including nerve cells that produce dopamine. The discovery may be ... > full story -
New Compound Reverses Fatty Liver Disease
December 19, 2012 Scientists have developed the first synthetic compound that can reverse the effects of a serious metabolic condition known as fatty liver ... > full story -
Cholesterol Helps Regulate Key Signaling Proteins in the Cell
December 19, 2012 Cholesterol plays a key role in regulating proteins involved in cell signaling and may be important to many other cell processes, an international team of researchers has ... > full story -
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Host Cholesterol Secretion Likely to Influence Gut Microbiota
December 18, 2012 For more than half a century, researchers have known that the bacteria that colonize the gastrointestinal tract of mammals influence their host's cholesterol metabolism. Now, researchers show that ... > full story
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