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Cholesterol
Cholesterol waxy type of fat that circulates in the blood and is needed for the body to generate new, healthy cells. Consumption of saturated fats can increase cholesterol levels and high levels of cholesterol are associated with increased risk of heart disease. There are two types of cholesterol: low-density lipoproteins (LDL; also known as "bad" cholesterol) which can lead to cholesterol buildup in the arteries and high-density lipoproteins (HDL; also known as "good" cholesterol) which assists in transporting cholesterol to the liver for removal from the body.
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JAN 10, 2018Cardiology
Scientists have a new test to calculate a person’s risk of early-onset heart disease, taking into account multiple ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 03, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way to calculate so-called “bad cholesterol” levels in the blood could eliminate inconvenient pre-test ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 02, 2018Cardiology
High levels of “bad” cholesterol, also known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL), is a well-known risk factor f ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 28, 2017Cardiology
Key differences between two cardiovascular conditions call for drugs with different therapeutic activity to successfully ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 27, 2017Immunology
The interaction between effector T cells and bile acid is little understood, yet the details behind the relationship cou ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 24, 2017Cardiology
Instead of just adding more plant proteins to the diet, researchers suggest trading animal proteins for plant proteins. ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 14, 2017Cardiology
Advances in medical imaging technology are helping scientists identify diseases related to inflammation better than ever ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 14, 2017Videos
Nutritional studies have shown that almonds can lower bad cholesterol. It's now been suggested in research that almonds ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 02, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are trying to find out how to use genetic data to improve metabolic health; they are discovering diets are n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2017Health & Medicine
What you eat impacts your health. Thousands of studies show that a diet that includes whole grains, lean meat and fish, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 20, 2017Cardiology
UNC Chapel Hill lead researcher Jonathan Schisler, PhD, lost both of his grandfathers to heart disease, and now he is de ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 16, 2017Technology
The pill has a sensor that records when it is taken.Written By: Julia TraversNOV 03, 2017Cardiology
It’s not just fat and cholesterol that we get from our diet that contributes to heart disease. Bacteria that live ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 02, 2017Videos
Get up out of that chair; it could kill you. Well, not exactly, but people who sit for long periods of the time have a h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 01, 2017Videos
You are what you eat? Well, not literally, but the brain is impacted by your diet. While a healthy diet will keep blood ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 01, 2017Cardiology
Some people receive a warning from their body that a serious stroke is on the way, a warning that comes in the form of a ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that humans still carry some genetic material from Neanderthals, and evidence is growing that is exerts an influ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2017Videos
Scientists have solved the mystery of the connection between high cholesterol levels and increased rates of breast cance ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 04, 2017Microbiology
Statins are widely used to help treat cardiovascular disease - they work by inhibiting the production of cholesterol. Ne ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers compared the effects of conventional soybean oil to genetically modified soybean oil.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2017Cardiology
We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and scientists involved in a new study would ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 19, 2017Videos
In 2015, Americans spent approximately $18.27 billion on chocolate. It's a treat that satisfies the sweet tooth like non ...SEP 19, 2017Videos
Many prescription medications advise that you take the pills with food. However, there are some drugs that shouldn't be ...SEP 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The latest dieting trend sweeping the Silicon Valley is so extreme that some may liken it to self-inflicted torture. Peo ...
JAN 10, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists have a new test to calculate a person’s risk of early-onset heart disease, taking into account multiple
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 03, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way to calculate so-called “bad cholesterol” levels in the blood could eliminate inconvenient pre-test
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 02, 2018
Cardiology
High levels of “bad” cholesterol, also known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL), is a well-known risk factor f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 28, 2017
Cardiology
Key differences between two cardiovascular conditions call for drugs with different therapeutic activity to successfully
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 27, 2017
Immunology
The interaction between effector T cells and bile acid is little understood, yet the details behind the relationship cou
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 24, 2017
Cardiology
Instead of just adding more plant proteins to the diet, researchers suggest trading animal proteins for plant proteins.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 14, 2017
Cardiology
Advances in medical imaging technology are helping scientists identify diseases related to inflammation better than ever
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 14, 2017
Videos
Nutritional studies have shown that almonds can lower bad cholesterol. It's now been suggested in research that almonds
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 02, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are trying to find out how to use genetic data to improve metabolic health; they are discovering diets are n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
What you eat impacts your health. Thousands of studies show that a diet that includes whole grains, lean meat and fish,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 20, 2017
Cardiology
UNC Chapel Hill lead researcher Jonathan Schisler, PhD, lost both of his grandfathers to heart disease, and now he is de
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 16, 2017
Technology
The pill has a sensor that records when it is taken.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 03, 2017
Cardiology
It’s not just fat and cholesterol that we get from our diet that contributes to heart disease. Bacteria that live
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 02, 2017
Videos
Get up out of that chair; it could kill you. Well, not exactly, but people who sit for long periods of the time have a h
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 01, 2017
Videos
You are what you eat? Well, not literally, but the brain is impacted by your diet. While a healthy diet will keep blood
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 01, 2017
Cardiology
Some people receive a warning from their body that a serious stroke is on the way, a warning that comes in the form of a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that humans still carry some genetic material from Neanderthals, and evidence is growing that is exerts an influ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2017
Videos
Scientists have solved the mystery of the connection between high cholesterol levels and increased rates of breast cance
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 04, 2017
Microbiology
Statins are widely used to help treat cardiovascular disease - they work by inhibiting the production of cholesterol. Ne
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers compared the effects of conventional soybean oil to genetically modified soybean oil.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2017
Cardiology
We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and scientists involved in a new study would
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 19, 2017
Videos
In 2015, Americans spent approximately $18.27 billion on chocolate. It's a treat that satisfies the sweet tooth like non
...
SEP 19, 2017
Videos
Many prescription medications advise that you take the pills with food. However, there are some drugs that shouldn't be
...
SEP 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The latest dieting trend sweeping the Silicon Valley is so extreme that some may liken it to self-inflicted torture. Peo
...