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Bad cholesterol inhibits the breakdown of peripheral fat
Nov 20, 2008 |
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The so called bad cholesterol (LDL) inhibits the breakdown of fat in cells of peripheral deposits, according to a study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The discovery reveals a novel function of ...
Ginkgo biloba doesn’t prevent cardiovascular events but may have potential peripheral artery disease benefits
Nov 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ginkgo biloba didn’t prevent cardiovascular death or major events such as heart attack and stroke in people age 75 and older, but the herb may affect peripheral vascular disease, according to research reported ...
Fat transplantation can have metabolic benefits
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May 06, 2008 |
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When transplanted deep into the abdomen, fat taken from just under the skin comes with metabolic benefits, or at least it does in mice, reveals a new study in the May issue of Cell Metabolism.
Fat-free diet reduces liver fat in fat-free mice
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Feb 03, 2009 |
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered crucial clues about a paradoxical disease in which patients with no body fat develop many of the health complications usually found in obese people.
Peripheral nerve repair with fat precursor cells led to wider nerves and less muscle atrophy
Jun 16, 2009 |
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To determine if guided fat (adipose) precursor cells (APCs) could improve nerve regeneration and functional recovery, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh (USA) used biodegradable nerve guides to transplant APCs into ...
Researchers identify how stressed fat tissue malfunctions
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers, in a collaboration with colleagues from the University of Leipzig, Germany, have identified a signaling pathway that is operational in intra-abdominal fat, the fat depot ...
Healthy blood vessels may prevent fat growth
Sep 22, 2008 |
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The cells lining blood vessels are known to be important for maintaining health, but researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine believe these cells may perform an unsuspected task – controlling the development ...
Location of body fat affects risk of blood clots in men, women
Oct 26, 2009 |
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The location of extra pounds appears to affect the risk of blood clots in middle-aged people, but affects men and women differently, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Glial cells can cross from the central to the peripheral nervous system (w/ Video)
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Dec 01, 2009 |
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Glial cells, which help neurons communicate with each other, can leave the central nervous system and cross into the peripheral nervous system to compensate for missing cells, according to new research in the Dec. 2 issue ...
Personality type linked to risk of death among individuals with peripheral artery disease
Aug 17, 2009 |
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A preliminary study suggests that a negative, inhibited personality type (type D personality) appears to predict an increased risk of death over four years among patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), according ...
MDCT angiography leads to successful treatment of severely blocked arteries in the legs
Jun 03, 2009 |
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MDCT angiography leads to accurate recommendations for successful treatment of patients with critical limb ischemia, sometimes allowing the patients to avoid more complicated surgery, according to a study performed at the ...
Are imaging features of hepatic angiomyolipoma related to its clinical setting?
Jul 30, 2009 |
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This study consisted of 10 patients (three male and seven female) with hepatic angiomyolipoma, with a mean age of 55.1 years (age range, 19-78 years). Of these patients, dynamic contrast CT showed hepatic angiomyolipoma as ...
Bone marrow cells can heal nerves in diabetes model
Feb 04, 2009 |
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Transplanting cells that replenish blood vessels can also restore nerve function in an animal model of diabetic neuropathy, Emory researchers have found. The results are described online this week in the journal Circulation.
Findings about veracity of peripheral vision could lead to better robotic eyes (w/ Video)
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Two Kansas State University psychology researchers have found that although central vision allows our eyes to discern the details of a scene, our peripheral vision is most important for telling us what type of scene we're ...
New study provides insight into ways organ systems outside the brain may affect Alzheimer's disease
Feb 16, 2009 |
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In Alzheimer's disease the brain accumulates a molecule called A-beta that can be quite toxic to brain cells. Many researchers believe that finding ways to clear A-beta may be a key to treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's ...
