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Cholesterol Particle Count
The tiniest particles of pollution from vehicle exhaust may be the most damaging to people's hearts, a UCLA study has found. These particles--which are about one-thousandth the side of a human hair--build up in the arteries and contribute to the development of atherosclerosis, the researchers say. The study also showed that these tiny pollution particles cancel out the protective effects of good cholesterol and increase the risk of hardening of the arteries. Currently, the U.S. Environmental...
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Cholesterol is an Indicator of Your Overall Heart Health
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The Primordial Cholesterol Therapy: Exercise
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Carbohydrates and Cholesterol
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Gold particles may "boil" out skin cancer
Researchers say that using microscopic gold particles that target melanoma cells and then "boil" them when exposed to certain lighting holds promise... Read more »
Tiniest Pollution Particles Spur Asthma Inflammation
Ultrafine particles of pollution near highways boost asthma symptoms, researchers have found. Scientists in Los Angeles found that the smallest... Read more »
Wear Particles Impact the Life of Joint Implants
Source: eOrthopod
Replacing a painful knee with a new knee joint may not be the end of a patient's problems. Particles from the implant can flake off and end up in the... Read more »
Scientists developing new weapon to fight cholesterol
Scientists at UCLA have developed tiny particles that mimic the action of good cholesterol in the body by attaching to cholesterol before it can grow... Read more »
HDL: The Good Cholesterol
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
HDL stands for high-density lipoprotein. It's also sometimes called "good" cholesterol. Lipoproteins are made of fat and protein. They carry... Read more »
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