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Individuals at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease should have lipoprotein(a) levels tested to help guide primary and secondary prevention strategies, says the National Lipid Association.

Some imaginative applications have been proposed for this imaging technique that can reveal a patients burden of potentially unstable coronary plaques, though its still early days.

The first study to include artificial sweetener from all sources, not just drinks, may increase concerns about these agents. But not all are convinced.

Today in Nature, University of Pittsburgh researchers describe for the first time a pathway by which cells repair damaged lysosomes, structures that contribute to longevity by recycling cellular trash.

A combination pill for secondary prevention reduced the likelihood of cardiovascular events, but blood pressure and lipid levels were essentially the same as with usual care.

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a genetic, neurodegenerative illness that onsets in late adulthood as a series of progressive and terminal cognitive, motor, and psychiatric deficits. The disease is caused by a polyQ mutation in the Huntingtin gene (HTT), producing a polyglutamine expansion in the Huntingtin protein (HTT). HTT interacts with phospholipids in vitro; however, its interactions are changed when the protein is mutated in HD. Emerging evidence suggests that the susceptibility of brain r...

The findings suggest targeting cholesterol metabolism as adjuvant therapy for platinum-based chemotherapy in breast cancer. The study was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.

None of the anthropometric indices commonly used in clinical practice are superior to waist circumference or BMI for predicting the risk for developing type 2 diabetes, new data suggest.

A short battery of physical function tests can help identify older adults at risk for cardiovascular events and improve CVD risk prediction beyond traditional risk factors.

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