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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.

Mediterranean dietary adherence can reduce mortality risk in women

The association between Mediterranean diet adherence and any-cause mortality risk.

5 Jun 2024

Pregnancy-adapted Mediterranean diet improves maternal health, study finds

A recent study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition validated the 17-item pregnancy-adapted Mediterranean diet score (preg-MEDAS) and found it improved maternal cardiometabolic health without significantly affecting neonatal outcomes.

4 Jun 2024

Heritage diets have important health benefits and policy implications, review finds

A recent review in Advances in Nutrition examines how traditional Latin American, Asian, and African diets impact diet quality and health markers, emphasizing their benefits over processed foods.

4 Jun 2024

Researchers discover age-related changes in the lipid metabolism of mice

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) have discovered numerous age-related changes in the lipid metabolism of mice, across both organs and sexes.

4 Jun 2024

Facial thermal imaging and AI combo shows promise for heart disease detection

A combination of facial thermal imaging and artificial intelligence (AI) can accurately predict the presence of coronary artery disease, finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Health & Care Informatics.

4 Jun 2024

Study: Fewer than one-quarter of heart attack patients receive dietary counseling in the aftermath

Although diet is the leading contributor to premature death from heart disease in the United States, fewer than one-quarter of people who undergo major heart events receive dietary counseling in the aftermath, a study finds.

4 Jun 2024

Tirzepatide treatment results in successful weight loss regardless of obesity-related complications

Having medical conditions linked to obesity does not impact the total weight loss achieved with the anti-obesity medication tirzepatide, according to an industry-supported study being presented Saturday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Boston, Mass.

3 Jun 2024

Excellent control of type 1 diabetes doesn't guarantee protection from heart disease

People who have had type 1 diabetes for more than 50 years without kidney complications may still be at substantial risk for heart disease, despite excellent control of blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels, according to a study presented Saturday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Boston, Mass.

3 Jun 2024

Garlic proves potent in reducing blood sugar and cholesterol, study reveals

Study confirms garlic's significant benefits in lowering blood glucose and lipid levels, offering a natural remedy for metabolic disorders.

2 Jun 2024

Type 2 diabetes linked to higher cancer risk, especially with diabetic retinopathy, study finds

A recent study in BMC Medicine found that type 2 diabetes significantly increases the risk of various cancers, with the risk being even higher in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR).

2 Jun 2024

Intermittent fasting with protein pacing trumps calorie restriction in gut health and weight loss

A recent study in Nature Communications found that intermittent fasting with protein pacing (IF-P) is more effective than continuous calorie restriction (CR) in improving gut microbiota and metabolomic profiles, leading to greater weight and fat loss.

2 Jun 2024

Good communication between fathers and adolescents influences physical activity levels

A doctoral dissertation from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, found that having difficulties in talking with one's father predicted a decrease in physical activity and the maintenance of low physical activity between adolescence and young adulthood.

31 May 2024

Life's Essential 8: key to reducing heart disease and mortality through epigenetics

Whether DNA methylation-based epigenetic age biomarkers mediate the associations between LE8 score and risks of CVD, CVD-specific mortality, and all-cause mortality.

31 May 2024

RNA interference agent plozasiran targets APOC3 for effective mixed hyperlipidemia treatment

Researchers evaluate the efficacy of plazosiran treatment on fasting triglyceride levels in adult patients with mixed hyperlipidemia.

31 May 2024

Miniaturized CRISPR protein opens door for gene therapy with adeno-associated virus

Researchers have developed a novel version of a key CRISPR gene-editing protein that shows efficient editing activity and is small enough to be packaged within a non-pathogenic virus that can deliver it to target cells.

30 May 2024

Statins may block an inflammation pathway involved in the development of cancer

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Cancer Center, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, reveals that statins-;commonly used cholesterol-lowering drugs-;may block a particular pathway involved in the development of cancer that results from chronic inflammation.

30 May 2024

Heart-healthy habits keep you biologically young, study shows

A new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association reveals that heart-healthy lifestyle factors are linked to younger biological age and lower cardiovascular disease risk through DNA methylation.

29 May 2024

RNA-based therapy shows promise in reducing cholesterol and triglycerides

A small interfering RNA (siRNA) investigational therapy that inhibits a gene involved in lipoprotein metabolism has been shown in a clinical trial led by Mount Sinai researchers to significantly reduce levels of different types of cholesterol and triglycerides in individuals with mixed hyperlipidemia, a condition in which fats build up in the blood.

29 May 2024

Heart healthy behaviors may slow biological aging, research shows

The benefit of better heart health may be associated with the positive impact of heart healthy lifestyle factors on biological aging (the age of the body and its cells), according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

29 May 2024

MUSC researchers unravel the mystery of cancer recurrence

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers have unlocked a discovery that could help to explain why cancer can recur in patients who have undergone chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

28 May 2024

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Mediterranean dietary adherence can reduce mortality risk in women

Pregnancy-adapted Mediterranean diet improves maternal health, study finds

Heritage diets have important health benefits and policy implications, review finds

Researchers discover age-related changes in the lipid metabolism of mice

Facial thermal imaging and AI combo shows promise for heart disease detection

Study: Fewer than one-quarter of heart attack patients receive dietary counseling in the aftermath

Tirzepatide treatment results in successful weight loss regardless of obesity-related complications

Excellent control of type 1 diabetes doesn't guarantee protection from heart disease

Garlic proves potent in reducing blood sugar and cholesterol, study reveals

Type 2 diabetes linked to higher cancer risk, especially with diabetic retinopathy, study finds

Intermittent fasting with protein pacing trumps calorie restriction in gut health and weight loss

Good communication between fathers and adolescents influences physical activity levels

Life's Essential 8: key to reducing heart disease and mortality through epigenetics

RNA interference agent plozasiran targets APOC3 for effective mixed hyperlipidemia treatment

Miniaturized CRISPR protein opens door for gene therapy with adeno-associated virus

Statins may block an inflammation pathway involved in the development of cancer

Heart-healthy habits keep you biologically young, study shows

RNA-based therapy shows promise in reducing cholesterol and triglycerides

Heart healthy behaviors may slow biological aging, research shows

MUSC researchers unravel the mystery of cancer recurrence

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