Aggressively lowering cholesterol and blood pressure may reverse atherosclerosis in adults with diabetes

Aggressively lowering cholesterol and blood pressure levels below current targets in adults with type 2 diabetes may help to prevent — and possibly reverse — hardening of the arteries, according to new research supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. Hardening of the arteries, also known as atherosclerosis, is the number one cause of heart disease and can lead to heart attack, stroke, and death. more  

Information for patients: Your guide to living well with heart disease

People can live well with heart disease. This booklet is a step-by-step guide to helping people with heart disease make decisions that will protect and improve their lives. It provides information and examples of how to live fully, healthfully, and enjoyably as you cope with your heart condition. Includes the latest information about testing for heart disease, controlling risk factors, and treatments. Includes a heart attack survival plan and information about how to recognize heart attack signs and get help quickly. Make living well with heart disease your priority. Useful for any heart disease patient. more

Attacks against medical researchers: Time to take a stand

Biological Psychiatry, in its upcoming April 15th issue, is publishing a critically important commentary written by its Editors, members of its Editorial Committee, and its Editorial Board. This commentary is an urgent public statement, highlighting the increasing problem of terrorist acts, by individuals affiliated with groups such as the Animal Liberation Front, against investigators conducting research in non-human primates in the United States. more  

New research shows neuroprotective effect of lovastatin

High cholesterol levels are considered to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease including stroke. Therefore, many cholesterol lowering drugs have been developed by pharmaceutical companies in recent years. One class of these drugs, statins, has been found to reduce the incidence of stroke and progression of Alzheimer’s disease when prophylactically administered. more

Dietary oil may need help in avoiding any side effects of weight loss  

An oil made of natural fatty acids that is sometimes used as a weight-loss supplement may need to be paired with hormones or other substances to prevent health problems that can follow rapid weight loss, a new study suggests. more

Omega-3 intake during last months of pregnancy boosts an infant’s cognitive and motor development 

A study supervised by Université Laval researchers Gina Muckle and Éric Dewailly reveals that omega-3 intake during the last months of pregnancy boosts an infant’s sensory, cognitive, and motor development. The details of this finding are published in a recent edition of the Journal of Pediatrics. more

Kidney cancer deaths show overall decrease in Europe

Overall deaths from kidney cancer have now fallen across Europe after peaking in the early 1990s, according to a detailed analysis of mortality rates for 32 countries published in the urology journal BJU International. more

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