Peanuts Prevail

By Diane Silverman | May 20, 2015 |

May 20, 2015 Vascular dysfunction plays a major role in the development of atherosclerosis and the formation of coronary plaques and lesions that lead to coronary artery disease.  Xiaoran Liu, from The Pennsylvania State University (Pennsylvania, USA), and colleagues evaluated vascular function after a high fat meal challenge.   The study authors comment that: “Our…

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DHEA

By Diane Silverman | January 7, 2015 |

January  7, 2015 Joe found a news worthy article regarding a study done over a five year period monitoring DHEA levels with risk of coronary heart disease.  The study authors report that: “Low serum levels of DHEA and its sulfate predict an increased risk of [coronary heart disease], but not [cerebrovascular disease], events in elderly…

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