Day: January 23, 2019
New Study Shows Certain Food Combinations Lower LDL-C as Well as Statins
Seventy million Americans are eligible to take cholesterol-lowering statins. Yet as many as 20% of outpatients receiving HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) experience treatment reluctance because of side effects. This leaves a large population at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). One solution is foods to reduce LDL-C. A study, presentedRead
Preclinical Study: Reversing Alzheimer’s by Targeting Epigenetic Enzymes and Glutamate Receptors
Research published in the journal Brain reveals a new approach to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that may eventually make it possible to reverse memory loss, a hallmark of the disease in its late stages. The team, led by University of Buffalo scientists, found that by focusing on gene changes caused byRead