Higher HDL helps prevent AKI after Cardiac Surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Dec 2017 7:30 PM ISTDr.Loren E. Smith and associates conducted the first study to identify HDL as a novel and potentially modifiable risk factor for postoperative AKI and...
How cholesterol contributes to age-related neuron impairment Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Jan 2018 7:15 PM ISTA new study in mice sheds light on why neurons of older individuals are less able to repair their fatty, protective sheaths; excess cholesterol may be...
Enzyme shown to regulate inflammation and metabolism in fat tissue Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Jan 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe human body has two primary kinds of fat -- white fat, which stores excess calories and is associated with obesity, and brown fat, which burns...
Eye stroke patients at high risk of future ischemic stroke Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Jan 2018 8:19 PM IST Too few patients with retinal infarction, or loss of blood flow in the eye, are evaluated for stroke risk or seen by a neurologist, putting them...
Combining drugs that lower BP and cholesterol reduces first-time strokes by 44 percent Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTAccording to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2018,Combining drugs that lower BP and...
A compound found in Kiwi may prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Feb 2018 7:28 PM ISTChildren born to obese mothers who are exposed to High-fat Western diet while in the womb tend to experience accelerated fibrogenesis in the liver and...
Ultra-processed foods linked to cancer : BMJ Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 Feb 2018 7:10 PM ISTIn an observational study conducted by team of researchers based in France and Brazil ,it has been found that there may be a possible association...
How rational is LDL goal of Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 Feb 2018 8:30 PM ISTMost international guidelines presently recommend a target non-HDL-C <130 mg/dl and LDL-C <100 mg/dl for the general population without CVD or...
New cholesterol calculation eliminates routine fasting before lipid test Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Feb 2018 7:15 PM ISTThe researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that a newer method of calculating LDL cholesterol levels in the blood which is more accurate than the...
People over 85 with high cholesterol have low risk of cognitive decline Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 March 2018 7:15 PM ISTDr.Jeremy Silverman, Professor of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and associates conducted a study to assess whether marked...
A promising once a day male birth control pill Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 March 2018 7:31 PM ISTThe birth control pill has been available to women for a long time since FDA-approved it in 1960 but an oral contraceptive for men has not yet hit...
Low sperm count - a marker of health not just fertility Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTLow sperm count is defined as less than 39 million per ejaculate, a value also used in the U.S. All the men in the study had a sperm analysis as part...
