Low 'good cholesterol' may up memory loss, dementia risk

The Hindustan Times;  July 1, 2008 ;     445 words ......the risk of memory loss and lead to...falling levels of HDL cholesterol or 'good' cholesterol...factor for memory loss in late midlife...suggests that low HDL cholesterol might also...short-term verbal memory using 20 one...participants with low HDL ...

Treatment target needed for HDL cholesterol, expert says.(Cardiovascular...

Family Practice News;  September 15, 2005 ;     442 words ......to target patients to raise their HDL cholesterol, especially if they have established...with agents that primarily target HDL cholesterol. It's important to treat beyond LDL...England Medical Center. Changes in HDL cholesterol and HDL-inclusive parameters are the...

Lack of 'Good' HDL Cholesterol Linked to Memory Loss.

U.S. News & World Report;  June 30, 2008 ;     640 words ......low levels of the good HDL cholesterol (http://health.usnews...research-links-low-hdl-levels-with-memory-loss.html) raises a person's risk of memory loss and dementia may send...protective effect against memory loss. The experimental HDL-boosti...

CHD Risk and Isolated Low HDL Cholesterol Levels.

American Family Physician;  August 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Elevated serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels are thought to be cardioprotective...isolated low HDL level is defined as an HDL cholesterol level of 35 mg per dL (0.90 mmol per...L). Therapy for patients with low HDL cholesterol levels has been controversial for...

Hopkins Experts Highlight Strategies for People to Raise Their Levels of...

AScribe Health News Service;  September 21, 2005 ;     700+ words ......on how best to treat low levels of HDL cholesterol, the so-called good cholesterol, which...addressed the best means to raise HDL cholesterol and instead have focused heavily on...the next decade on raising levels of HDL cholesterol, says article lead author and cardiologist...

The leading cause of memory loss for Blacks

Westside Gazette;  August 6, 2003 ;     394 words ......table. She wonders who those people are. Elsie" suffers from stroke-related memory loss the leading cause of memory loss for African-Americans. Stroke-related memory loss known as vascular dementia, accounts for 10 percent of all dementias in...

Canadian Researchers Discover Gene Responsible For Regulation of HDL...

PR Newswire;  August 3, 1999 ;     700+ words ......provides insight into how HDL cholesterol levels are regulated in the...mechanisms which elevate levels of HDL cholesterol. Our research reported today...important genetic cause for HDL cholesterol deficiency and provides crucial...

HDL cholesterol levels and sex hormones in men. (Tips From Other Journals)

American Family Physician;  March 1, 1991 ;     312 words ......through high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels. However, several studies have...relationship between sex hormones and HDL cholesterol levels in healthy men, Duell and Bierman...measured levels of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglyceride, estradiola nd ...

A Personal Guide for Living With Progressive Memory Loss

Research and Theory for Nursing Practice;  April 1, 2008 ;     423 words ......Guide for Living With Progressive Memory Loss By Sandy Burgener and Prudence Twigg...following a diagnosis of progressive memory loss. As high-quality assessment and diagnosis of early progressive memory loss becomes more accessible, and as...

Drop in HDL cholesterol seen after childbirth.(10-Year Follow-Up Study)

OB GYN News;  August 1, 2003 ;     536 words ......associated with a significant decrease in HDL cholesterol levels in a 10-year follow-up study...associated with a persistent decline in HDL cholesterol to the same degree in women of both...distribution after a first birth may affect HDL cholesterol levels in women of reproductive ...

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE MAY WARD OFF MEMORY LOSS

Roanoke Times & World News;  March 10, 2006 ;     700+ words ......healthy adults begin to notice symptoms of memory loss. Indeed, as we age, researchers have...percent. How do you know whether your memory loss is a normal process of aging or a symptom...problem? What can you do to prevent memory loss and keep your mind sharp? For answers...

Resources on memory loss can be found online

New Straits Times;  April 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Straits Times 04-08-2004 Resources on memory loss can be found online Byline: Teoh Su...memories. Apart from accidents, short-term memory loss could trigger due to old age, traumatic...hormones. One of the first signs of memory loss is forgetfulness. As it is usually a...

TOTAL RECALL: BABY BOOMERS WORRY OVER MEMORY LOSS.(BUSINESS)

The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  February 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ......boomers slide deeper into middle age, memory loss is moving toward the top of their growing...This fear is more of a problem than memory loss itself since the vast majority of people...experiencing some memory difficulties. They say memory loss isn't an early warning of Alzheimer...

Apolipoprotein J polymorphisms and serum HDL cholesterol levels in African...

Human Biology;  April 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......evaluated its relationship with serum HDL cholesterol and apoA1 levels in 767 African blacks...variation was significant on serum HDL cholesterol / p = 0.003) and HDL3 cholesterol...3% of the phenotypic variation in HDL cholesterol and HDL3 cholesterol, respectively...

Dietary Fatty Acids and Cholesterol Differentially Modulate HDL...

The Journal of Nutrition;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT Dietary fatty acids alter HDL cholesterol concentrations, presumably through...soybean oils significantly lowered serum HDL cholesterol concentrations relative to butter...significantly increased serum non-HDL cholesterol concentrations. Endogenous and exogenous...