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April 18, 2024

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Researchers Discover How We Perceive Bitter Taste

Apr. 10, 2024 — A new study reveals the detailed protein structure of the TAS2R14, a bitter taste receptor that allows us to perceive bitter taste. In addition to solving the structure of this taste receptor, the researchers were also able to determine where ...

Potential Treatment Targets for Zika Virus-Related Eye Abnormalities

Mar. 28, 2024 — A groundbreaking study presents crucial insights into the ocular effects of Zika virus infection during pregnancy and offers promising avenues for therapeutic ...

Scientists Link Certain Gut Bacteria to Lower Heart Disease Risk

Apr. 2, 2024 — Changes in the gut microbiome have been implicated in a range of diseases including type 2 diabetes, obesity, and inflammatory bowel disease. Now, a team of researchers has found that microbes in the gut may affect cardiovascular disease as well. ...

Eggs May Not Be Bad for Your Heart After All

Mar. 28, 2024 — Whether you like your eggs sunny-side up, hard boiled or scrambled, many hesitate to eat them amid concerns that eggs may raise cholesterol levels and be bad for heart health. However, results from a prospective, controlled trial show that over a ...

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For Younger Women, Mental Health Now May Predict Heart Health Later

Mar. 28, 2024 — Younger women are generally thought to have a low risk of heart disease, but new research urges clinicians to revisit that assumption, especially for women who suffer from certain mental health ...

The Liver Immune System Eats Up 'Bad Cholesterol'

Mar. 11, 2024 — A new study reveals that immune cells in the liver react to high cholesterol levels and eat up excess cholesterol that can otherwise cause damage to arteries. The findings suggest that the response ...

More Than Half of American Indian Youth May Have Abnormal or High Cholesterol

Mar. 6, 2024 — More than 70% of American Indian young adults aged 20-39 and 50% of American Indian teens have cholesterol levels or elevated fat in the blood that ...

Common Hair Loss and Prostate Drug May Also Cut Heart Disease Risk in Men and Mice

Feb. 20, 2024 — The drug finasteride, also known as Propecia or Proscar, treats male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate in millions of men worldwide. But a new ...

Link Between High Levels of Niacin -- A Common B Vitamin -- And Heart Disease, Study Suggests

Feb. 19, 2024 — Researchers have identified a new pathway that contributes to cardiovascular disease associated with high levels of niacin, a common B vitamin ...

Scientists Uncover a Crucial Link Between Cholesterol Synthesis and Cancer Progression

Feb. 2, 2024 — A study has found an important connection between cancer, stem cells and the building blocks of cholesterol. Specifically, the research reveals how ...

Precursor of Cholesterol Protects Cells from Ferroptosis

Jan. 31, 2024 — A precursor of cholesterol, previously categorized as harmful, can protect cancer cells from cell ...

Scientists Use Organoid Model to Identify Potential New Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

Dec. 27, 2023 — A drug screening system that models cancers using lab-grown tissues called organoids has helped uncover a promising target for future pancreatic ...

Scientists Enhance Cell-Based Therapy to Destroy Solid Tumors

Dec. 13, 2023 — Researchers successfully tested a simple intervention that could unlock greater anti-tumor power in therapies that use T cells -- an approach known as 'cell-based therapy,' which uses specially ...

High Cholesterol Caused by Childhood Sedentariness Could Be Reversed With Light Physical Activity

Dec. 14, 2023 — Increased sedentary time in childhood can raise cholesterol levels by two thirds as an adult, leading to heart problems and even premature death -- ...

A Novel Pathway Regulating Lipid Biosynthesis by Fatty Acids

Jan. 13, 2024 — Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) play a crucial role in lipid biosynthesis. In a recent study, researchers identified a novel cleavage enzyme of SREBP-1c, a key player in fatty ...

Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy May Hinder Aggressive Type of Colorectal Tumor

Dec. 13, 2023 — Hard-to-detect colorectal pre-cancerous lesions known as serrated polyps, and the aggressive tumors that develop from them, depend heavily on the ramped-up production of cholesterol, according to a ...

Very High Levels of 'Good Cholesterol' May Be Associated With Dementia Risk: Study

Nov. 29, 2023 — Abnormally high levels of HDL-C, colloquially known as 'good cholesterol', are associated with an increased risk of dementia in older ...

Lowering a Form of Brain Cholesterol Reduces Alzheimer's-Like Damage in Mice

Nov. 22, 2023 — Researchers have found that a form of cholesterol known as cholesteryl esters builds up in the brains of mice with Alzheimer's-like disease, and that clearing out the cholesteryl esters helps ...

Appropriate Statin Prescriptions Increase Sixfold With Automated Referrals

Nov. 13, 2023 — The odds of prescribing the appropriate dose of statins -- a medicine used to lower 'bad' cholesterol levels -- increased sixfold when automated referrals were made to pharmacy services, ...

Ground-Breaking Discovery Could Pave the Way for New Therapies to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke

Nov. 13, 2023 — Researchers have discovered the mechanism by which cholesterol in our diet is absorbed into our cells. This discovery opens up new opportunities for therapeutic intervention to control cholesterol ...

New Medication Given Every 1-3 Months May Slash Stubborn High Cholesterol

Nov. 13, 2023 — While currently available PCSK9 inhibitor medications to lower cholesterol must be administered every few weeks by injection, a new, investigational PCSK9 inhibitor called recaticimab safely lowered ...

Researchers Identify Previously Unknown Step in Cholesterol Absorption in the Gut

Nov. 9, 2023 — UCLA researchers have described a previously unknown step in the complex process by which dietary cholesterol is processed in the intestines before being released into the bloodstream -- potentially ...

Higher Levels of Triglycerides Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia

Oct. 25, 2023 — Older people who have higher levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, may have a lower risk of dementia and a slower cognitive decline over time compared to people who have lower levels, according to ...

Researchers Uncover Mechanism for Treating Dangerous Liver Condition

Oct. 25, 2023 — A study has shown why certain polyunsaturated fatty acids work to combat a dangerous liver condition, opening a new avenue of drug research for a disease that currently has no FDA-approved ...

Protein That Could Help Defeat Alzheimer's and Increase Productive Lifespan

Oct. 5, 2023 — Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, a disorder of progressively worsening memory and other thinking abilities. It rose up in the ranks of leading causes of death over the past ...

Swap Red Meat for Quorn Protein to Improve Heart Health and Reduce Waist Circumference, Study Finds

Oct. 2, 2023 — People looking to reduce their cholesterol and trim fat from around their waist could try swapping meat for Quorn protein, according to the findings from a new study, which saw positive effects in ...

Uncovering How Our Cells Process Cholesterol

Sep. 28, 2023 — Scientists have found how human cells distribute and maintain their cholesterol levels, aiding in research in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, as well as cardiovascular ...

Can Taking Statins After a Bleeding Stroke Lower Risk of Another Stroke?

Aug. 30, 2023 — People who have had a stroke called an intracerebral hemorrhage who take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may have a lower risk of having another stroke, especially ischemic stroke, compared ...

Enhancing Immune Defenses: Researchers Unveil the Secrets of Specialized T Cells to Conquer Tumors

Aug. 30, 2023 — Immunologists have uncovered new approaches to enhance protection from tumors and infections. They have revealed new insights into the metabolism of specialized cells of the immune system known as ...

Drug to Target Form of Previously Untreatable Life-Threatening 'Bad Cholesterol'

Aug. 28, 2023 — New research details the first oral drug for the treatment of a type of high cholesterol -- called Lp(a) -- that is a potentially more dangerous version of the so called 'bad' cholesterol, ...

'Humanized' Liver in Mice Reveals Roots of Chronic Diseases

Aug. 9, 2023 — Researchers have created a functional 'humanized' liver in living mice that will help scientists find human-specific mechanisms for regulating cholesterol levels and potentially for ...

Insect Protein Slows Weight Gain, Boosts Health Status in Obese Mice

July 26, 2023 — A new study in mice suggests replacing traditional protein sources with mealworms in high-fat diets could slow weight gain, improve immune response, reduce inflammation, enhance energy metabolism, ...

One Pill Doesn't Fit All: Cholesterol Study Reveals Effects on Lung Function and Brain Size

July 20, 2023 — One of the world's largest studies on the impact of cholesterol-lowering medication has good and bad news for the 200 million people who take statins or other medication for high ...

How a Genetic Mutation Can Cause Individuals With Normal Cholesterol Levels to Develop Coronary Artery Disease at a Young Age

July 7, 2023 — A novel molecular pathway to explain how a mutation in the gene ACTA2 can cause individuals in their 30s -- with normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors -- to develop coronary artery ...