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Newly discovered gene regulates balance of 'bad' cholesterol
Jul 02, 2009 |
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In an article in Science, Noam Zelcer from the LACDR (The Netherlands) describes a previously unknown mechanism for regulating the amount of LDL cholesterol. This offers opportunities for supplementing and im ...
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Contribution of cholesterol transporter to vascular disease
Oct 26, 2007 |
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Low-density lipoprotein (LDL), a transporter of cholesterol, may also contribute to vascular diseases by a previously unidentified mechanism, according to a report published online this week in EMBO reports. The study reveals ...
Researchers pinpoint where 'bad' cholesterol levels are controlled
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a protein responsible for regulating "bad" cholesterol in the blood works almost exclusively outside cells, providing clues for the development of therapies to ...
A scientific breakthrough on the control of the bad cholesterol
Nov 24, 2008 |
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A study performed by the team of Dr. Nabil G. Seidah, Director of the Biochemical Neuroendocrinology Research Unit at the IRCM, shows for the very first time that the degradation by PCSK9 of the LDLR receptor, which is responsible ...
Study Links Form of 'Bad' Cholesterol with Heart Attack Risk
Jan 05, 2007 |
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A blood component called glycated LDL -- a form of low-density lipoprotein, the "bad" cholesterol, with a sugar molecule attached -- is known to be higher in diabetics than non-diabetics, and extensive research has shown ...
Artificial Nanoscale Cholesterol Carrier Targets Brain Tumors
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 11, 2006 |
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Low-density lipoprotein, better known as LDL, is one of the chief villains involved in the development of coronary artery disease. But new research results suggest that for cancer patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), ...
Prevalence of high LDL, or 'bad' cholesterol levels decreases in US
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Between 1999 and 2006, the prevalence of adults in the U.S. with high levels of LDL cholesterol, the "bad" cholesterol, decreased by about one-third, according to a study in the November 18 issue of JAMA. But a high percen ...
Adding ezetimibe to atorvastatin improves lipid control
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Adding ezetimibe to atorvastatin significantly boosted the attainment of lipid targets as specified by both Canadian and European guidelines in elderly patients aged 65 and older and the combination produced superior results ...
New genes present drug targets for managing cholesterol and glucose levels
Dec 07, 2008 |
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Scientists have identified 12 new genes that are somewhat strange bedfellows: Some link gallstones and blood cholesterol levels, others link melatonin and sleep patterns to small increases in glucose levels and larger jumps ...
New strategy to cut heart attack risk is effective in initial test
Dec 17, 2007 |
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The first clinical trial of a new kind of drug to cut the risk of cardiovascular disease has been found safe and effective at dropping levels of “bad” low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by as much as 40 percent. High ...
Low-density lipoprotein receptor reduces damage in Alzheimer's brain
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 09, 2009 |
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The low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) has received a lot of attention because of its connection with coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis, but now it appears as if it may have a beneficial influence in degenerative ...
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