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High cholesterol levels. Computer artwork balls of cholesterol in a blood vessel. Cholesterol is a lipid, a fat-like substance. High blood levels of LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol compared to HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol are thought to raise the risk of atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty deposits on artery walls. This is a major cause of heart attack and stroke.

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Fat levels in blood predict risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease

Measuring the levels of 184 fat molecules in the blood could improve how we assess people’s risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease

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Biohybrid fish

Technology

Robofish powered by human cardiac cells gives fresh insight into heart

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Amyloid plaques

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Cell studies suggest a way sleep loss may be linked to Alzheimer’s

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Doing yoga at least once a week may help to lower blood pressure

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Ultrasound can control genetically altered brain cells in mice

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Ultrasound can control genetically altered brain cells in mice

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Three kookaburras sitting on steel post with rainbow in the background

Life

1 in 3 birds tested at an Australian animal hospital have chlamydia

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Corona virus, illustration.

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How much more contagious could the coronavirus get?

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This is a medical illustration of drug-resistant, Shigella sp. bacteria, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publication entitled, Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019 (AR Threats Report)

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Antibiotic resistance killed more people than malaria or AIDS in 2019

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Blood clot, 3d illustration. Inset: Miniature helical robot

Technology

Corkscrew-shaped robot swims through blood vessels to clear blockages

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2022 preview: Expect a row over controversial Alzheimer's drug

In 2021, the US approved the first drug designed to treat the cause of Alzheimer's, but the European Union rejected it. Whether the drug can actually treat the chief symptoms of the disease will be a point of contention in 2022

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Rare mutation in Old Order Amish people linked to lower heart disease

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mRNA vaccine against tick bites could help prevent Lyme disease

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Some genes in the brain may make 100 different proteins

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Health

Why Alzheimer’s is not a single disease – and why that matters

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