cholesterol 2 4

Tag: "cholesterol" at biology news

Red delicious, Northern Spy apples have most antioxidants, chemists find

...nd in apple extracts could potentially lower "bad" cholesterol (low density lipoprotein, or LDL) by stimulating t...n of LDL receptors in the liver, which help remove cholesterol from the blood. This mechanism is similar to that of statin drugs, researchers say. In March, these ...

New Drugs For Bad Bugs: UF Approach Could Bolster Antibiotic Arsenal

...d at patients with chronic conditions such as high cholesterol or diabetes, not in drugs designed to be used for a week or two and then stopped once an infection clears, he said. Now UF researchers have devised a patent-pending method that combines testing of various drug concentrations at the site of infection...

Insight into natural cholesterol control suggests novel cholesterol-lowering therapy

... insight into a key mechanism by which cells limit cholesterol synthesis. The finding suggests a novel approach t... the effect of statins, one of the most prescribed cholesterol inhibitors, according to researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Cells ...

Molecule that usually protects infection-fighting cells may cause plaque deposits inside arteries

...d inside arteries by macrophages, which engulf the cholesterol through a process called oxidation. Macrophages produce pro-inflammatory substances, which cause a secondary effect, encouraging other cells to accumulate and worsen plaque buildup in arteries. "The oxidized lipids are cleared out by macrophage cell...

Advances in the characterisation of the oyster mushroom genes

...ushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), apart from reducing cholesterol and having anticancerogenic properties, is characterised for its capacity for breaking down cellulose. Finding out which genes are responsible for this activity ?the reason why the fungus is sometimes used as a decontaminating agent, was the aim of t...

Vascular structure and function improve with diet and exercise

...s from changes in blood pressure, blood glucose or cholesterol disorders such as dyslipidemia. Carotid artery distensibility was the only structural factor that significantly improved. It rose about 16 percent. Petrella said that the other factors may improve as patients are followed for one year. One in three...

Poor prenatal nutrition permanently damages function of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas

...rous players such as high levels of blood glucose, cholesterol and other lipids. "The challenge is to figure out which factors are a primary cause of diabetes and which are a consequence, said Dr. Patti. "In our study, we needed to find out what was happening in these mice, before they got the problem." Their i...

Scientists ID molecular 'switch' in liver that triggers harmful effects of saturated and trans fats

... trans-fatty acids causes elevated blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides and increases one's risk of hear...turated and trans fats caused an increase in blood cholesterol and triglycerides, while diets high in unsaturated and polyunsaturated fats did not. Evidence pointe...

1 2 3 4