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Liver-targeting medicine reverses obesity, lowers cholesterol in mice: Res
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A biomedical engineer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst used a nanogel-based carrier developed in his lab to deliver a medicine solely to the livers of obese mice, thereby curing their diet-induced disease
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Reduction in cholesterol linked to age-related hearing loss: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Age-related hearing loss is connected to a decline in cholesterol in the inner ear, according to new research.
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Early heart attacks and strokes are connected with unhealthy traits: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to data presented at the ESC Congress 2023, middle-aged people who have three or more risk factors—such as modestly raised blood pressure, cholesterol, hyperglycemia, and waist circumference—experience heart attacks and strokes two years earlier than their peers. “Many people in
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Unhealthy traits are associated with early heart attacks, strokes: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to research presented at the ESC Congress 2023, middle-aged persons with three or more harmful features, such as a slightly elevated blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, and waist circumference, experience heart attacks and strokes two years earlier than their peers.
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Common supplements may reduce natural hearing loss: Research
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers report that age-related hearing loss is associated with a reduction in cholesterol in the inner ear. Experiments published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology reveal that phytosterol supplements can act in place of missing cholesterol and prevent sensory impairment in mice.
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Middle-aged adults with unhealthy traits linked to earlier heart attack, s
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to data presented at the ESC Congress 2023, middle-aged persons who have three or more harmful traits—such as a little elevated blood pressure, slightly elevated cholesterol, or slightly elevated glucose—experience heart attacks and strokes two years earlier than their peers.
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Study reveals genes that directly influence what we eat
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers have found over 500 genes that seem to directly impact the foods we eat in one of the first extensive investigations of diet-related genes. The results mark a significant advancement towards harnessing a person's genetic makeup to create precision dietary plans that enhance healt
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Gut bacteria linked to fatty deposits in heart arteries: Research
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers in Sweden established a relationship between the numbers of particular bacteria in the gut and coronary atherosclerotic plaques in a large study. Atherosclerotic plaques, which are generated by the accumulation of fatty and cholesterol deposits, are a leading cause of heart attac
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Study look into behavior patterns of people who achieve weight loss clinic
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A recent study that looked at information on more than 20,000 American adults found that eating better and exercising more leads to weight loss that lowers the risk of heart disease, but that skipping meals and taking diet pills leads to only little weight loss, weight stabilization, or weig
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Arterial stiffness cause metabolic syndrome in adolescents: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a study, arterial stiffness may represent a new risk factor for metabolic syndrome in adolescents.
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Water fasts could help with weight loss, but benefits may not last long: S
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Water fasts, in which participants consume only water for a period of time, may help with weight loss, but it's unclear how long the weight loss will remain, claims a study from the University of Illinois at Chicago. The researchers also found that the other metabolic benefits of water fasts
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Water fasts may help you lose weight, but you might gain it back quickly:
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a study from the University of Illinois Chicago, water fasts, in which participants only ingest water for a period of time, may aid in weight loss, but it's not obvious how long the weight loss will last. Additionally, the researchers discovered that the other metabolic advantag
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