Sentences with phrase «up on the artery walls»

It is clinically shown to lower LDL («bad») cholesterol, and raise HDL («good») cholesterol, by removing fatty cholesterol deposits that build up on artery walls that may cause blockages of blood flow to the heart, brain, and other organs.

Not exact matches

A new strategy — an injectable antibody — for lowering blood lipids and thereby potentially preventing coronary artery disease and other conditions caused by the build - up of fats, cholesterol, and other substances on the artery walls, is supported by findings from two new studies from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

These cells engulf lipids but then end up stuck on the artery walls, eventually producing atherosclerosis (a narrowing and thickening of the walls).

But it does increase how much plaque builds up on the walls of someone's arteries.

The tiny particles are 1,000 times smaller than the tip of a human hair, and are designed to latch on to atherosclerotic plaques — hard deposits made from accumulated fat, cholesterol and calcium that build up on the walls of arteries and are prone to rupture, producing dangerous clots.

Examples of laser advancements made possible by research on rabbits include eye surgery and the dissolving of plaque build - up on the walls of arteries.

Saturated fats can cause the build - up of plaques on your artery walls, increasing your risk of suffering from high blood pressure and stroke.

• EGCG reduces the risk atherosclerosis (clogged arteries) by decreasing arterial inflammation, thus reducing the chance of sticky build up occurring on the artery walls.

Research studies indicate that this antioxidant packed fruit is very effective in preventing heart disease by effectively moving the food through the digestive tract and keeping any excess fat from building up on the walls of the heart arteries.