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BDNF and Obesity
Background Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been found to be important in energy homeostasis in animal models, but little is...
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Magnesium and Cerebral Palsy
Background Research suggests that fetal exposure to magnesium sulfate before preterm birth might reduce the risk of cerebral palsy. Methods...
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Olive Leaf Extract Helps Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
Hypertension is a harmful disease factor that develops unnoticed over time. The treatment of hypertension is aimed at an early...
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Scientists Coin a New Term - "Sick Fat"
From press release:Not all fat is created equalA Temple University study finds fat in obese patients is "sick" when compared...
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Bone Loss Associated with Plaque Accumulation
Osteoporosis and increased carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) have been associated with atherosclerosis. We investigated the correlation between carotid IMT and...
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Low Cholesterol Associated with Cancer and Death
Background: The risk association between low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and cancer remains controversial and largely unexplored for people not receiving...
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Statins Can Injure If You Have a Common Gene Variant
Background Lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol with statin therapy results in substantial reductions in cardiovascular events, and larger reductions in cholesterol...
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Fat Around Arteries is a Major Problem
Background:Pericardial fat has a higher secretion of inflammatory cytokines than subcutaneous fat. Cytokines released from pericardial fat around coronary arteries...
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Poor Diet During Pregnancy Causes Diabetes in Offspring
Nutrition during fetal life is a critical factor contributing to diabetes development in adulthood. The aim of our study was...
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