The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Norfolk study is part of the largest prospective evaluation of diet and health ever undertaken. The entire EPIC study involves ...

Familial correlations were estimated using the FCOR2 program of SAGE. 21 The uniform weight to pedigrees option was chosen. This programme estimates correlations among relatives taking into account ...

Coronary artery disease is a serious but common type of heart disease that can lead to heart attacks. A recent study suggests that measuring levels of apolipoprotein B particles and lipoprotein(a) ...

Comparing extremes of the spectrum, multivariable analyses generally showed significantly higher risks for patients with high ...

Exercise has a direct influence on LDL metabolism and a positive impact on cholesterol size. 13 One explanation for the benefits of exercise is that a TG-rich environment fosters formation of sdLDL; ...

In a recent article published in the journal Nutrition, researchers in Australia summarized how diet could help decrease low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) or triglyceride concentrations in ...

The study was a randomized, placebo-controlled comparison of the effects of daily treatment with fenofibrate 160 mg, ezetimibe-simvastatin 10/20 mg, ezetimibe-simvastatin 10/20 mg plus fenofibrate 160 ...

The structure of ApoE has proven tricky to discern in its native state, namely, attached to lipoproteins. Now, scientists led by David Holtzman at Washington University in St. Louis have captured ...