beverage ameliorates postprandial lipemia response through lipid clearance of triglyceride-rich lipoprotein: A randomized controlled study in healthy subjects with a high-fat load.

Background/objectives: Elevation of postprandial lipemia characterized by a rise in triglyceride (TG)-rich lipoproteins can increase the risk of atherogenesis. The objective of this study was to investigate postprandial lipemia response to a single dietary fat/sugar load test and monitor beneficial changes induced by the consumption of (AP) beverage in healthy subjects.

Subjects/methods: A total of 52 subjects were randomly assigned to either placebo or AP beverage group with a high-fat shake in a randomized controlled crossover trial.

Sinonasal pleomorphic adenoma: A single institution case series combined with a comprehensive review of literatures.

Objective: This study aimed to reveal diagnosis, management, and treatment outcome characteristics of sinonasal pleomorphic adenoma and to identify predictors for disease recurrence.

Methods: This study comprised a retrospective review of data from seven patients with sinonasal pleomorphic adenoma who were treated by the authors at a tertiary medical center between January 2005 and May 2017. In addition, the MEDLINE database was searched for literature published in English.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigating cholesterol-lowering effects and safety of yellow yeast rice in adults with mild to moderate hypercholesterolemia: A study protocol.

Background: Elevated levels of blood lipids are well-documented risk factors for cardiovascular disease. For cardiovascular risk reduction, preventive strategies to lower blood cholesterol levels are essential, and these strategies include lifestyle modification and cholesterol-lowering agents. We aim to investigate the cholesterol-lowering effects and safety of yellow yeast rice in a randomized, controlled, double-blind, and parallel group study.

Development of a vestibular schwannoma xenograft zebrafish model for in vivo antitumor drug screening.

Objectives/hypothesis: The development of a simple, reliable, and cost-effective animal model greatly facilitates disease treatment. We aimed to establish a rapid, simple, and reproducible live zebrafish vestibular schwannoma xenograft model for antitumor drug screening.

Methods: We optimized each of the following conditions for tumor cell xenografts in zebrafish larvae: larval stage, incubation temperature, and injected cell number.

Evidence-based estimation of health care cost savings from the use of omega-3 supplementation among the elderly in Korea.

Background/objectives: By the year 2050, thirty-eight percent of the Korean population will be over the age of 65. Health care costs for Koreans over age 65 reached 15.4 trillion Korean won in 2011, accounting for a third of the total health care costs for the population.