When C. Michael Gibson of Boston saw his doctor in the spring of 2023, the blood test results were confusing. His cholesterol levels were decent — he was already taking statins to keep the “bad” ...

Think having “perfect” cholesterol numbers automatically means your heart is in tip-top shape? Well, that’s a common misconception most of us fall for. You might be rocking textbook HDL and LDL levels ...

With virtually every health condition, nature and nurture both come into play. It’s important to know what your inherited risk factors are, but it’s also important to know what’s in your control. This ...

What Is a Lipid Profile? Lipid profile, or sometimes referred to as lipid panel, is a blood test that's used as a screening tool for abnormalities in lipids, such as cholesterol and triglycerides. It ...

The first way to reduce plaque build-up is to reduce the amount of LDL cholesterol available to be oxidized in the first place. Reducing cholesterol is the focus of most of our traditional efforts at ...

Sue spends her days walking and on her feet at work, so she was surprised to find her cholesterol level was above the healthy ...

A recent study published in Nature provides new insights into genetic predispositions to Alzheimer’s disease. The E4 variant of the APOE gene is accepted as the predominant genetic risk factor for ...

For those struggling with high cholesterol, getting needed prescriptions and adhering to the prescribed treatment regimen is critical. As Peggy, a Georgia widow with high cholesterol noted, Medicare ...

In a small mining town in South Africa's Limpopo province, young people are showing worrying signs of diseases that were once ...