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Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance made in the liver, and found in the blood and in all cells of the body. Cholesterol is important for good health and is needed for making cell walls, tissues, hormones, vitamin D, and bile acid.

Hormone replacement therapy linked to lower risk of atherosclerosis and death in women

Hormone replacement therapy has long been controversial as studies have associated it with health benefits and risks. While some studies suggest that it lowers the risk of osteoporosis and improves some aspects of heart health, others link it to higher risk of cancer and stroke.

9 Mar 2017

Researchers identify 90 genes in fat that could play key roles in cardiometabolic diseases

A sweeping international effort is connecting the dots between genes in our fat cells and our risk for obesity and cardiometabolic diseases such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

6 Mar 2017

SLU study findings suggest new method to suppress LDL cholesterol

In a paper published in Biochemical Pharmacology, Saint Louis University researchers examined the way a nuclear receptor called REV-ERB is involved in regulating cholesterol metabolism.

6 Mar 2017

EuroPrevent 2017 to explore innovative ideas in preventive cardiology

Innovations to prevent heart disease will take centre stage at EuroPrevent 2017 in Malaga, Spain. EuroPrevent is the annual congress of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology, a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology.

6 Mar 2017

Physicians recommend whole food, plant-based eating patterns for optimal heart health

Nutrition researcher Neal Barnard, M.D., F.A.C.C., president and founder of the nonprofit Physicians Committee, is one of 12 authors of "Journal of the American College of Cardiology, which recommends whole food, plant-based eating patterns for optimal heart health.

3 Mar 2017

Study finds mobile health clinics as powerful tool to engage patients in care

Patients treated at mobile health clinics report a high level of engagement in their care and the motivation to pursue healthy behaviors, according to the results of a qualitative study led by Zoe Bouchelle, Harvard Medical School Class of 2017, and communications scholar Heather Carmack of James Madison University.

2 Mar 2017

Cholesterol-processing enzyme could be therapeutic target to stave off neurologic diseases

An enzyme that helps break down cholesterol may also be a therapeutic target to stave off neurologic diseases, including Alzheimer's and a rare genetic disorder, according to a new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

2 Mar 2017

Workers without paid sick leave less likely to receive preventive health care screenings, study finds

More than 20 million Americans have gained health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act and do not have to pay for 15 preventive screenings recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

1 Mar 2017

Women less likely to be screened for heart disease risk factors than men, study finds

A new report has highlighted a gender divide in the screening of patients for cardiovascular disease - Australia's number one killer.

1 Mar 2017

Desk-bound jobs linked to bigger waists and increased risk of heart disease

A new study shows further evidence for the view that spending too much time sitting down is bad for our health and our waistline.

1 Mar 2017

Person's sex and running ability play role in decline of marathon performance, study finds

A person's sex and running ability play a role in the decline of their performance in marathons as they get older, according to a Georgia State University study.

1 Mar 2017

Researchers to examine link between zinc deficiency, Hedgehog, and prostate cancer

Experiments show that Hedgehog signaling - a chain of molecular events critical in embryonic development - creates conditions beneficial to the unregulated cell growth associated with cancer in adults.

28 Feb 2017

$Study finds ketogenic diet as 'feasible' option for people with super-refractory status epilepticus$

Study finds ketogenic diet as 'feasible' option for people with super-refractory status epilepticus

In a small phase I and II clinical trial, Johns Hopkins researchers and colleagues elsewhere found that the high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet was a safe and effective treatment option for the majority of adults experiencing a relatively rare, often fatal and always severe form of epilepsy marked by prolonged seizures that require medically induced comas to prevent them from further damaging the body and the brain.

27 Feb 2017

Researchers find link between low general cognitive ability and elevated risk of not taking statins

After a heart attack, it is important for patients to take medication that lowers cholesterol levels. In a new study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, researchers at Uppsala and Umeå Universities have found that general cognitive ability (intelligence) has a bearing, in the first year and two years after the heart attack, on how well men take statins prescribed for them.

24 Feb 2017

Study finds no evidence that genetic material from food is absorbed into the body

A study from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, finds no evidence that genetic material from food is absorbed in the human body where it would e.g. be able to change the body's ability to regulate the cholesterol metabolism or influence the immune system.

23 Feb 2017

Recommend daily intake of fruit and veg may need doubling, indicates study

Although eating the recommended five portions of fruit and veg a day is good for you, eating ten portions is even better, according to researchers from Imperial College London.

23 Feb 2017

Study identifies new role of cholesterol in regulating brain proteins

A study led by researchers at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute and the Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics at the Faculty of Medicine in Charité Hospital, Berlin, published in the journal Nature Communications, demonstrates that the cholesterol present in cell membranes can interfere with the function of an important brain membrane protein, through a previously unknown mode of interaction.

23 Feb 2017

Elevations in Lipoprotein(a) can be responsible for heart diseases, RI-MUHC study finds

A team of researchers from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center found that elevations in a unusual form of cholesterol, called Lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a), as responsible for 1 in 14 heart attacks and 1 in 7 cases of aortic valve disease.

23 Feb 2017

Eating up to ten portions of fruit and vegetables a day may reduce disease, early death risk

A fruit and vegetable intake above five-a-day shows major benefit in reducing the chance of heart attack, stroke, cancer and early death.

23 Feb 2017

UAB researchers developing new peptide that may help combat familial hypercholesterolemia

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are developing and testing a new peptide that they hope will lead to better treatment options for familial hypercholesterolemia.

22 Feb 2017

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Hormone replacement therapy linked to lower risk of atherosclerosis and death in women

Researchers identify 90 genes in fat that could play key roles in cardiometabolic diseases

SLU study findings suggest new method to suppress LDL cholesterol

EuroPrevent 2017 to explore innovative ideas in preventive cardiology

Physicians recommend whole food, plant-based eating patterns for optimal heart health

Study finds mobile health clinics as powerful tool to engage patients in care

Cholesterol-processing enzyme could be therapeutic target to stave off neurologic diseases

Workers without paid sick leave less likely to receive preventive health care screenings, study finds

Women less likely to be screened for heart disease risk factors than men, study finds

Desk-bound jobs linked to bigger waists and increased risk of heart disease

Person's sex and running ability play role in decline of marathon performance, study finds

Researchers to examine link between zinc deficiency, Hedgehog, and prostate cancer

Study finds ketogenic diet as 'feasible' option for people with super-refractory status epilepticus

Researchers find link between low general cognitive ability and elevated risk of not taking statins

Study finds no evidence that genetic material from food is absorbed into the body

Recommend daily intake of fruit and veg may need doubling, indicates study

Study identifies new role of cholesterol in regulating brain proteins

Elevations in Lipoprotein(a) can be responsible for heart diseases, RI-MUHC study finds

Eating up to ten portions of fruit and vegetables a day may reduce disease, early death risk

UAB researchers developing new peptide that may help combat familial hypercholesterolemia

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