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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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JUL 08, 2015
Neuroscience
Why do some of your friends -- who are the same age as you are -- look so much younger than you do? Why do some look so
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 25, 2015
Health & Medicine
On Tuesday, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled that within three years all food manufacturers wi
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUN 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Young children living in stressful family situations show the effects of cortisol, known as "the stress hormone," on the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
Obesity has long been a global epidemic with an estimated 2.8 million people dying each year from associated complicatio
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
APR 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered a genetic overlap between Alzheimer's disease and two key risk factors for cardiovascular dis
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 09, 2015
Cannabis Sciences
If you want the benefits of medical marijuana without the "unwanted side effects" of cannabis, new research could leave
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 02, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A collaborative study between researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Techno
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 27, 2015
Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 27, 2015
Cardiology
Researchers have developed the first global model for predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The model-developed
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 26, 2015
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 25, 2015
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
Happy World Kidney Day! Now go drink some water!
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Eating a healthy and balanced food is important in order to ...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 23, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The FDA has approved the Bloom Syndrome carrier test from 23andMe, Mountain View, Calif, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) gene
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
JAN 07, 2015
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
NOV 17, 2014
Videos
A new study finds a gene mutation may protect people from high levels of bad cholesterol and heart disease, and could be
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
OCT 14, 2014
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered that microbiota that colonize our bodies inside and out have the capacity to create molecules
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
SEP 12, 2014
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
JUL 11, 2014
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 30, 2014
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUN 10, 2014
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 02, 2014
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
FEB 06, 2014
Videos
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Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 31, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Can you lose weight by inducing fat cells to burn other fat cells? That's a little simplistic, but that's the gist of a
...