The skin is close to our heart

HDL: close to our memories?

The last decade has witnessed an explosion in studies of the role of lipoproteins in brain function. Neurons require a continuous supply of lipids for membrane synthesis and acetylcholine production. Indeed, the brain is a site of intense lipid turnover—even though the central nervous system (CNS) accounts for only 2.1% of body weight, it contains 23% of total body cholesterol.1 Lipid metabolis...

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Salt is getting under our skin ∗ Ton

Traditionally, the Na+ cation is thought to be largely restricted to the extracellular compartment, while K+ is stored intracellularly. This balance is maintained by the activity of the Na/K-ATPase sodium pump in the cell membrane. As Na+ and its accompanying anions are the principal extracellular osmoles, extracellular accumulation of Na+ inevitably also leads to fluid retention and expansion ...

Is sunlight good for our heart?

Clinical Sciences Research Institute, University of Warwick Medical School, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK; Medizinische Einrichtungen, Immunobiologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universitat, Dusseldorf D-40001, Germany; Department of Dermatology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 9HA, UK; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; The Mayfair Medical Center, ...

When monocytes come (too) close to our hearts.