Researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have discovered that an ancient pathway called autophagy also mobilizes and exports cholesterol from cells. A team led by Yves Marcel, PhD, Director of the HDL Biology Laboratory, UOHI, has shown that autophagy, a pathway preserved during evolution, functions to e…

Weekend Binge Hurts, Daily Moderate Helps Clogged Arteries in Mice… For the first time, new research shows that patterns of alcohol consumption – a drink or two every night, or several cocktails on Friday and Saturday nights only – may be more important in determining alcohol’s influence on heart health than the t…

Influence long-term mortality after a heart attack? Although medication which decreases the risk of angina attacks (chest pain caused by blockage of the arteries that supply the heart), are frequently prescribed in patients who have sustained a myocardial infarction, the possible influence of medication on long-term survival …

It has long been known that hereditary factors play a role in coronary heart disease. However, it has been unclear whether the increased risk is transferred through the genes or through an unhealthy lifestyle in the family. A new study from the Center for Primary Health Care Research in Sweden, published in the American Heart…

A diet rich in cholesterol-lowering foods such as soy protein, nuts, and margarine appears to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)—the “bad” cholesterol—almost 14% compared with a diet low in saturated fat. The finding appears today in JAMA. Researchers randomly assigned 351 volunteer participants with e…