Surprising Finding: New Study Yields Clues to Genetic Causes of High Cholesterol
The finding demonstrates how vital it is to ensure diversity in genetic databases. According to a recent study conducted by geneticists at the University of Pittsburgh…
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Heart Disease: “Good” Cholesterol May Not Be Good for Everyone
Study challenges “good” cholesterol’s role in universally predicting heart disease risk. Lower levels of HDL cholesterol were associated with increased risks for heart attacks in…
Popular “Heart-Health” Supplements Found Ineffective at Lowering Cholesterol
Six widely used dietary supplements promoted for improving heart health – including brands of fish oil, garlic, cinnamon, and turmeric – were not effective at…
Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: A New Genetic Link Confirmed
The groundbreaking research that established the connection between Alzheimer’s Disease and gut health may enable earlier diagnosis and new treatment options. People who have digestive…
Daily Avocados Can Help Lower Your Cholesterol
Five universities worked together to conduct the largest and longest avocado research study. According to recent research, eating one avocado every day for six months…
Genetic Study Shows Cholesterol-Lowering Statins May Increase the Risk of Cataracts
Statins, a drug used to lower LDL (“bad cholesterol”) are taken by more than 40 million Americans. In fact, they are the most common drug…
Coffee’s Link to Raised Cholesterol Depends on Drinker’s Sex Plus Brewing Method
Widest gender difference seen for espresso; narrowest for plunger (cafetière) coffee. The sex of the drinker, as well as the brewing method, may be key…
Childhood Abuse Linked to Higher Risk for High Cholesterol as an Adult in New Research
According to a research of almost 5,000 Black and white adults in the United States, the likelihood of developing high cholesterol – a risk factor…
Small HDL “Good Cholesterol” Particles May Help Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease
First-ever study to measure high-density lipoprotein particle numbers in spinal fluid led by Keck School of Medicine of USC. Keck School of Medicine of USC…
Benefits of Taking Statins Called Into Question: Link Between High Cholesterol and Heart Disease “Inconsistent”
New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has revealed that the link between ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL-C) and poor health outcomes, such as…
Advanced Computer Model of Blood Enzyme May Lead to New Treatments for Cardiovascular Disease
New simulations reveal the mechanism of action and substrate specificity of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2, a biomarker for cardiovascular disease. Membrane-associated proteins play a vital role…
Cholesterol-Lowering Statins Linked to Reduced Risk of Death From COVID-19 in Major Study
Statins are a recommended and common intervention for preventing cardiovascular events by reducing levels of lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood. During the pandemic, it has…
Researchers Call for Therapeutics To Treat Cholesterol Cousins Called Ceramides – Linked to Many Health Problems
Therapeutics that target lipids called ceramides might hold potential for treating cardiometabolic disease, argues a review article published today (November 5th, 2021) in the journal…
Another Way HDL “Good” Cholesterol Is Good: Combatting Inflammation
The ability of HDL particles (commonly known as “good” cholesterol) to reduce inflammation in the cells that line blood vessels may help predict who is…
Neurodegenerative Disease Protein Linked to Defective Cholesterol Metabolism
Researchers in Singapore have discovered that brain cells cannot maintain the cholesterol-rich myelin sheath that protects and insulates neurons in the absence of a protein…
Cholesterol-Lowering Statins May Improve Survival for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients
A study led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found a significant association between cholesterol-lowering drugs commonly known as statins and…
New Research Shows HDL “Good Cholesterol” May Protect Liver
Study in mice, human blood samples, suggests HDL from the intestine may prevent liver inflammation. The body’s so-called good cholesterol may be even better than…
Statins Used to Lower Cholesterol Linked to Doubled Risk of Developing Dementia
In patients with mild cognitive impairment, taking lipophilic statins more than doubles their risk of developing dementia compared to those who do not take statins….
