- The TGF-Beta Link Between Cholesterol And Heart Disease
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... to develop. Similarly, the research found that statins, drugs that lower cholesterol levels, enhance the responsiveness of ...
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- Draining Toxic Protein Amyloid-Beta To Halt Alzheimers
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... of Alzheimer’s disease, likens the new approach to how statins help people with heart disease. Statins lower excess cholesterol in the bloodstream before the cholesterol can ...
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- Simulating Human Metabolism To Find New Better Treatment Methods
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... to make cholesterol. Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins affect just one of those reactions, reducing the synthesis of ...
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- Proprotein Convertases Research Could Lead To 'Good Cholesterol' Boosters
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... from the body. Existing LDL-C-lowering drugs such as statins can reduce the risk of heart attack by 20 to 35 percent, Jin said. ...
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- Simvastatin Reduces Incidence Of Alzheimer’s And Parkinson’s By Almost Half
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... almost 50 percent. This is the first study to suggest that statins might reduce the incidence of Parkinson’s disease. These findings, ... public health threats that individuals face as they age. Statins are a class of medications that reduce cholesterol by inhibiting ...
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- Want To Survive A Heart Attack? Get Fat, Study Says
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... from hospital after treatment with prescriptions for statins, ACE-inhibitors and beta-blockers. “After three years of ... patients being younger and more likely to be prescribed statins, ACE-inhibitors and beta-blockers on discharge from hospital. While the ...
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- Drug Company Funding Of Drug Trials Greatly Influences Outcome
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... controlled trials. The trials involved seven different statins overall, all studied in head-to-head drug comparisons. The ... of one statin with no drug at all. The market for statins is competitive, so it is important to have valid information to choose ...
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- New Cholesterol Treatment Brings Safety Concerns
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... and speed up removal of triglycerides from the blood. Statins reduce cholesterol levels by inhibiting an enzyme that produces ...
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- New Study Suggests Special Cocoa May Lead To Sustained Improvement In Blood Vessel Function
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... for a week was comparable to long-term drug therapy with statins. Previous studies have demonstrated acute or short term improvements in ...
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