The National Institutes of Health awarded the New Innovator Award, a $2.3 million grant, to Robert D. Gregg, PhD, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and bioengineering in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University…
Day: November 25, 2013
Obesity-related CVD risk lowered by reducing BP, cholesterol, glucose
Interventions that decrease hypertension, serum cholesterol and glucose levels may reduce overweight or obese patients’ risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to research published in The Lancet. Hypertension, serum cholesterol and blood glucose account for up to half of…