LIPOPROTEINS, CHOLESTEROL HOMEOSTASIS AND CARDIAC HEALTH

Lipoproteins, cholesterol homeostasis and cardiac health

Cholesterol is an essential substance involved in many functions, such as maintaining cell membranes, manufacturing vitamin D on surface of the skin, producing hormones, and possibly helping cell connections in the brain.When cholesterol levels rise in the blood, they can, however, have dangerous consequences.In particular, cholesterol has generate

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A street-level assessment of greenhouse gas emissions associated with traffic congestion in the city of Nairobi, Kenya

Traffic congestion significantly contributes to climate change due to the emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) such as Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Nitrous Oxide (N2O), and Ozone (O3).Rapid urbanization and poor planning coupled with increased motorization and fragmented public transport system in cities such as Nairobi have led to increased vehicular emi

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Effects of plant-based heat killed lactic acid bacteria and its lithium chloride-extracted cellular protein on high-fat-induced obesity

The anti-obesity action of postbiotics derived from plant-based probiotics remains unclear.The effects of heat killed lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus plantarum, LPHK and Lactobacillus curvatus, LCHK) along with bioactive their cell envelop components known as surface layer proteins (SLPs, LPSLP, and LCSLP) GABA on obesity were investigated.LPHK

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A Case of Dengue Maculopathy with Spontaneous Recovery

Purpose: To report a case of dengue maculopathy, which resolved spontaneously without treatment.Methods: A 25-year-old female patient with good past health was admitted to a general hospital in Hong Kong GABA with fever of unknown origin after traveling to Indonesia.Based on the clinical features and a positive real-time polymerase chain reaction f

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