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A gene on the X chromosome may explain why two thirds of Alzheimer’s patients are women. Researchers found the gene can be safely inhibited in mice. Are humans next?

A home-based remote-care program reduced hypertension and lipid levels in a diverse patient population using a team approach.

The document provides an overview of guidelines on cardiovascular medicine that is intended to help clinicians in primary care manage their patients.

The diet didnt negatively affect serum lipids or renal function.

The list of supplements without effects on LDL in the placebo-controlled trial include commercial preparations of fish oil, cinnamon, garlic, turmeric, plant sterols, and red yeast rice.

The triglyceride-glucose index correlated with subclinical heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes.

A “smart blood” platform delivered antibiotics to E coli without harming normal cells.

The small interfering RNA product showed reductions of more than 95% in levels of Lp(a) at doses of 75 mg or more when given every 12 weeks in a new phase 2 study.

In the phase 3 PROMINENT trial, pemafibrate improved multiple lipid fractions in patients with type 2 diabetes, without any impact on cardiovascular events.

Although the open-label trial has many limitations, it could add some support to findings from the REDUCE-IT study, which showed a reduction in cardiovascular events with high-dose eicosapentaenoic acid.