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Triglycerides control neurons in the reward circuit
Energy-dense food, obesity and compulsive food intake bordering addiction: The scientific literature has been pointing…
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Promising clinical trial results for drug for rare disease in which patients can’t eat fat
People with familial chylomicronemia syndrome are born with a genetic mutation that means they can’t…
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Signals from skin cells control fat cell specialization
When cells change to a more specialized type, we call this process cellular differentiation. Scientists…
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New cell discovered that can heal hearts: Fundamental scientific discovery could lead to new ways to repair damaged hearts
University of Calgary researchers are the first to discover a previously unidentified cell population in…
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Lowering cholesterol is not enough to reduce hyperactivity of the immune system
Hypercholesterolemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Statins are the most widely used…
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Only half of US kids and teens have ideal cholesterol levels
Cholesterol levels in U.S. youth have improved from 1999 to 2016, but only half of…
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Researchers: cinnamon effectively protects us against cardiovascular diseases
Can protect a spice the heart? Our diet plays a big role in the health…
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New lipid shape atlas holds key to early disease detection: Ion mobility-mass spectrometry allowed for a closer examination
Every bit of information about a person’s health — their exposure to chemicals, their inherited…
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Lipoproteins behave ‘almost like a tiny Velcro ball’: Genetics determines some proteins in HDL, but others are picked up by chance
Cholesterol carried in high-density lipoprotein particles, or HDL cholesterol, has been dubbed the good cholesterol,…
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