blood levels

Individuals with lower blood levels of vitamin D appear to have an increased risk of death overall and from cardiovascular causes, according to a new report.

Scientists have discovered an unknown regulator of fat and cholesterol production in the liver of mice, a significant finding that could lead to new therapies for lowering unhealthy blood levels of cholesterol and fats.

Two new studies provide evidence that differences in people's blood levels of C reactive protein stem in part from natural variation in known metabolic genes.