Sentences with phrase «studied cholesterol metabolism»

Neta holds a BS in Biology from MIT, where she studied cholesterol metabolism in a research laboratory.

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Background: Earlier studies have suggested that infant feeding may program long - term changes in cholesterol metabolism.

In 2000, 9 years and three postdocs later, Wellington earned a position as assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, where she studies genes that regulate cholesterol metabolism and examines their role in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.

«In studying what causes NPC and how it progresses, we learn more about normal cholesterol metabolism,» Ory said.

He joined the Gladstone Institutes as a postdoctoral fellow in 1993 where his early research into proteins involved in cholesterol metabolism led him to the study of embryonic stem cells and differentiation.

ApoE as a major causative factor and therapeutic target in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders; small - molecule structure correctors to convert apoE4 to apoE3 and reverse the detrimental effects of apoE4 on mitochondria and the cytoskeleton; small - molecule protease inhibitors to block the formation of toxic fragments of apoE4; Plasma lipoprotein metabolism regulation involving apoE and apoB; cholesterol homeostasis modulation by lipoprotein receptors controlling lipoprotein clearance by the liver; Plasma HDL cholesterol (HDL - C) metabolism in the progression of atherosclerosis; the genetic epidemiology of the metabolic syndrome and low HDL - C levels established by the Turkish Heart Study.

Previous research has shown that these effects include changes in metabolism, blood pressure, and cholesterol; and animal studies have shown that practices like yo - yo dieting can damage DNA.

Study participants who drank guava leaf tea had lower total cholesterol, low - density lipoprotein levels and triglycerides after eight weeks whether or not they were receiving medical treatment to lower their cholesterol levels, according to an article published in «Nutrition & Metabolism» in February 2010.

A study of nearly 9,000 adults, published in the May 25, 2012 issue of Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, found that people who ate slowly weighed less — and also had lower blood pressure, healthier blood sugar levels, and higher good HDL cholesterol.

A review of studies and meta - analysis published in Metabolism found that women with PCOS who took OCPs showed increases in LDL cholesterol (the bad kind) and triglyceride (the blood storage form of fat) levels.

Eating legumes — such as soybeans, peas and dried beans — may help control your cholesterol and blood sugar levels, according to studies published in «Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases» and «Archives of Internal Medicine.»

According to a study in Men's Journal «The compounds THCV and cannabidiol found in marijuana may help raise metabolism, speed fat loss, and lower cholesterol.»

A study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism demonstrated that elevations in TSH without a reduction of T4 can even cause an increase in LDL cholesterol (11).

A randomized, double - blind, placebo - controlled study (the best study design around), published in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, showed that soy intake significantly improved insulin resistance, triglycerides, LDL and cholesterol.

In fact, a study printed in the journal Metabolism found the eating half a grapefruit before a meal may help reduce belly fat, lower cholesterol levels and shrink your waist by up to an inch in just six weeks!

Studies show that when replacing butter with ghee, metabolism increases, and cholesterol remains unaffected.