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Low good cholesterol, poor memory link

Source: The Daily Telegraph
Washington : DC : USA | about 1 year ago  
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LOW levels of HDL cholesterol, the "good" cholesterol, are associated with poor short-term memory in middle-aged adults, new findings indicate. Hopital Paul Brousse in Paris and colleagues at University College London, HDL cholesterol is an important brain compound and is thought to possess anti-inflammatory...
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