Cholesterol is the stuff that your doctor nags you about after every checkup. Most people just freak out about heart attacks or clogged arteries, but honestly, hardly anyone talks about what ...

Cholesterol drugs do more than move numbers. This deep dive into bempedoic acid explores a newly discovered PPARα mechanism, ...

Cholesterol refers to a diverse group of fats that serve a number of necessary functions in the body. Cholesterol helps keep cells from freezing, helps absorb fat soluble vitamins, serves as an ...

Researchers say that the common used to cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, have been found to adversely affect brain functions of patients. Researchers say that the common used to ...

One of the world's largest studies on the impact of cholesterol-lowering medication has good and bad news for the 200 million people who take statins or other medication for high cholesterol. One of ...

Eating two apples daily may help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and improve heart health, studies suggest. Rich in pectin and ...

High-density lipoprotein (HDL), or “good” cholesterol, may play a vital role in conserving healthy brain matter in middle-aged adults, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. The findings, ...

What’s the best way to manage your cholesterol? Drawing on decades of research, a world-leading heart-health doctor explains what works ...

Eating a cup of cranberries per day may improve memory, ward off dementia and reduce ‘bad’ cholesterol in those aged 50- 80 years old. The corresponding study was published in Frontiers in Nutrition ...

It's generally considered a good thing to have elevated levels of HDL cholesterol, also commonly referred to as "good" cholesterol. But new research indicates that when those HDL levels climb too high ...