Combining lipid-lowering drugs and lifestyle interventions may yield greatest heart-protecting benefits
Combining healthy lifestyle interventions reduces heart disease through beneficial effects on different lipoproteins and associated cholesterols, according to a study published February 9 in eLife.
Having a healthy lifestyle has long been associated with a lower risk of developing heart disease. The new study provides more detailed information on how healthy lifestyles improve cholesterol, and suggests that combining cholesterol-lowering medications and lifestyle interventions may yield the greatest benefits to heart health.
Cholesterol-lowering medications such as statins help reduce heart risks by lowering levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the so-called bad cholesterol. Healthy lifestyle interventions, including exercising regularly, having a healthy diet, lowering alcohol consumption and maintaining a healthy weight, have also been shown to lower LDL as w
DNA repair pathways exist to correct molecular damage caused by internal and external factors. However, any damage to these pathways can result in the creation of tumors and specific types of cancers.
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The ongoing fight of science against cancer has made great strides, but cancer cells have not made it easy. The complexity of cancer cells and their adaptive evolutionary nature complicate the search for effective cures. Multiple DNA repair pathways in healthy cells typically work to rectify DNA damages caused by sources within the organism, like spontaneous DNA mutations, or from outside, like ultraviolet radiation.
But what happens when these pathways malfunction? It is known that deficiencies in these pathways increase the instability of the genes, and this causes cancer to develop. Therefore, detailed knowledge of how DNA repair pathways participate in this process is crucial for tracking tumor progression, understanding the emergence of drug resistance, and de
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Chinese universities prepare activities for students unable to go home for Spring Festival
Ji Yuqiao Published: Feb 02, 2021 06:28 PM
Chinese students and foreign students celebrate the Spring Festival together at an university in East China s Zhejiang Province. Photo: VCG
Universities throughout China are planning to hold a variety of events to celebrate the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, for students who cannot go home and stay with family during the holiday due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Sunday, the Chinese Ministry of Education announced that the number of students staying on campus for Spring Festival 2021 will be quadruple that of previous years and urged universities to provide service and care for these students to ensure they can still have a warm and enjoyable holiday even if they cannot be with their families, according to a report from the Xinhua News Agency.