Olive Leaf Extract Can Help Tackle High Blood Pressure And Cholesterol - Taking 1000mg of a specific olive leaf extract (EFLA?943) can lower cholesterol and lower blood pressure in patients with mild hypertension (high blood pressure). These findings came from a 'Twins' trial, in which different treatments were given to identical twins. By doing this, researchers could increase the power of their data by eliminating some of the uncertainties caused by genetic variations between individual people.
Low Cholesterol Associated With Cancer In Diabetics - Low levels of LDL cholesterol as well as high levels are associated with cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes, found a prospective cohort study published in CMAJ.
Cholesterol Drug Plays Role In Melanoma Remission - A drug widely used to treat high cholesterol is helping beat cancer. Lovastatin is part of a new cancer treatment that has arrested or eradicated tumors in more than 80% of initial patients. The first person treated with the investigative protocol in 2000 had stage 4 melanoma; he remains disease-free today. Lovastatin, the first of the statin group of lipid fighters, was introduced in 1980.
Designer RNA Fights High Cholesterol, Researchers Find - Small, specially designed bits of ribonucleic acid (RNA) can interfere with cholesterol metabolism, reducing harmful cholesterol by two-thirds in pre-clinical tests, according to a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center in collaboration with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
