News tagged with serum lipid levels

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 ...

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Researchers identify lipid profile characteristic of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes

(PhysOrg.com) -- A journal article showcasing results of lipidomics analyses for identifying novel biomarkers of diabetes conducted at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory was selected as "Editor's Choice" ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify the metabolic signaling pathway responsible for dyslipidemia

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), including Yu Li, PhD, and other colleagues, have demonstrated that a nutrient sensing pathway is involved in the disruption of cellular lipid homeostasis in obese ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Function of the human receptor for 'good' HDL cholesterol unmasked

HDL is known as the "good cholesterol": it lowers the chance of developing cardiovascular disease. Some families display naturally high levels of HDL in their blood. Research on the underlying causes of genetically ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Pregnancy outcomes in overweight women improved with low-glycemic diet

Overweight and obese women following a low-glycemic-load diet during pregnancy are less likely to deliver early, have babies with larger head circumferences and show fewer cardiovascular risk factors than women on commonly ...

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Scientists find link between arthritis pain reliever and cardiovascular events

A research team from the University of California, Davis and Peking University, China, has discovered a novel mechanism as to why the long-term, high-dosage use of the well-known arthritis pain medication, Vioxx, led to heart ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Compounds in non-stick cookware may be associated with elevated cholesterol in children and teens

Children and teens with higher blood levels of chemicals used in the production of non-stick cookware and waterproof fabrics appear more likely to have elevated total and LDL cholesterol levels, according to a report in the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Novel diabetes hope comes from Chinese herbs

Emodin, a natural product that can be extracted from various Chinese herbs including Rheum palmatum and Polygonum cuspidatum, shows promise as an agent that could reduce the impact of type 2 diabetes. Findings published in ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Aug 17, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'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

Scientists identify 95 genetic variants associated with cholesterol, triglycerides

A global team of researchers co-led by the University of Michigan School of Public Health has discovered or confirmed 95 regions of the human genome where genetic variants are associated with blood cholesterol and triglyceride ...

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Gene for cholesterol and cardiovascular disease identified through genome scan

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the Broad Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., are some of the first to prove that a gene linked to a disease trait ...

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