Combination of drugs could prevent thousands of heart attacks
Combination of drugs could prevent thousands of heart attacks; Patients who receive an add-on medication soon after a heart attack have a significantly better prognosis than...
Tag: cholesterol
Elevated cholesterol in adolescence causes premature heart damage
High cholesterol levels in adolescence can cause structural and functional heart damage during adolescence which worsens by young adulthood. The study was conducted in collaboration...
Childhood sedentariness causes elevated cholesterol
Childhood sedentariness causes elevated cholesterol but light physical activity may neutralize it - Increased sedentary time from childhood through young adulthood significantly increased cholesterol levels...
Cholesterol passport for adolescents
The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights that everyone has the right to life could as well be extended to include the right to an...
Are you an active couch potato?
‘Active couch potato’ - how sitting all day can erase a workout. New Finnish research published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise suggests...
Autoimmune disorders increase risk of cardiovascular disease
Autoimmune disorders are associated with a substantially higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease than individuals without autoimmune disease, according to a new, large epidemiological study....
Can the super-lean really eat what they like?
Can some people really eat what they like and not gain weight? Scientists shed light on the diet and lifestyles of the super-lean. An international...
Cytokine APRIL protects from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Cytokine APRIL protects from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: Heart attacks and strokes are the main causes of death and loss of productive years globally. These clinical...
Cholesterol: New drug could revolutionise treatment
A revolutionary new treatment was used for the first time in the world at the Division of Cardiology of Vienna General Hospital and MedUni Vienna...
Cholesterol drugs could cut health risk
Cholesterol drug combinations could cut health risk for European patients: More patients could benefit from combinations of cholesterol-lowering drugs to reduce their risk of stroke and heart...
