News tagged with lipid levels

New study sheds light on genetics of rice metabolism

A large-scale study analyzing metabolic compounds in rice grains conducted by researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center (PSC) and their collaborators has identified 131 rice metabolites and clarified the ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New membrane lipid measuring technique may help fight disease

Could controlling cell-membrane fat play a key role in turning off disease?

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Despite uncertain benefit, fibrates commonly used in US, Canada

Although recent evidence suggests that the clinical benefit may be uncertain for fibrates, a class of drugs used for the treatment of high lipid levels, use of these drugs is common in the U.S. and Canada, with usage increasing ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study uncovers key mechanisms of cell communication

(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique bridging process may be behind a mystery of intracellular communication, according to new Cornell research published Feb. 4 in the journal Cell.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Birch bark ingredient comes with many metabolic benefits

An ingredient found in abundance in birch bark appears to have an array of metabolic benefits, according to new studies in animals that are reported in the January issue of Cell Metabolism. In mice, the compound known as bet ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Adopting healthy habits in youth associated with more favorable cholesterol levels in adulthood

Lifestyle changes between childhood and adulthood appear associated with whether an individual will maintain, improve or develop high-risk cholesterol levels, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics & ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 03, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'At-TRIB(1)-uting' a gene a new function in the liver

Specific, relatively uncommon variations at a region of human chromosome 8 have recently been linked to fat (lipid) levels in the blood that decrease an individual's risk of atherosclerosis (a disease of the major arterial ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Statins don't prove useful for general pediatric lupus population

Lupus puts children at higher risk for coronary artery disease when they become adults, but routinely using statins doesn't provide enough benefit to warrant their regular use in children and adolescents, according to the ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'SORTing' out the genetic and biological links between cholesterol and coronary heart disease

The true power of genomic research lies in its ability to help scientists understand biological processes, particularly those that - when altered - can lead to disease. This power is demonstrated dramatically in a pair of ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Aug 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Metabolic risks remain largely unmonitored in Medicaid patients taking antipsychotics

Despite government warnings and professional recommendations about diabetes risks associated with second-generation antipsychotic drugs, fewer than one-third of Medicaid patients who are treated with these medications undergo ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Abnormal cholesterol levels may raise risk of heart failure

(PhysOrg.com) -- Even if you never have a heart attack, abnormal blood cholesterol levels may significantly raise your risk of heart failure, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart As ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Use of statins favors the wealthy, creating new social disparities in cholesterol

Since the introduction of statins to treat high cholesterol, the decline in lipid levels experienced by the wealthy has been double that experienced by the poor. While statins are highly effective in reducing cholesterol ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Metabolic syndrome risk factors drive significantly higher health care costs

Risk factors for metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and elevated blood lipid levels, can increase a person's healthcare costs nearly 1.6-fold, or about $2,000 per year. For each additional risk factor ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Middle-aged women experience more stress but have lower blood pressure

Both blood pressure and serum lipid levels have improved in Swedish middle-aged women during the past 30 years. Levels of perceived mental stress, however, have increased significantly. These are the of a thesis presented ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0