Background and aims: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally. Apart from established CVD risk markers such as cholesterol and blood pressure, CVD risk can be assessed by anatomical markers of ...

Background: The oxidative modification of LDL is believed to be an initial step in atherosclerosis. Thus, antioxidative substances such as carotenoids may have a role in the prevention of coronary heart disease. We examined ...

Storage methods, which can be taken into consideration for red blood cells and platelets, include liquid storage, cryopreservation and freeze-drying. Red blood cells can be hypothermically stored at refrigerated temperatures, ...

Xanthophylls have attracted a lot of interest since their health benefits were documented. Unfortunately, studying their intestinal absorption is often affected by high baseline levels present in the fasting plasma. As ...