Many of us only think about cholesterol when a doctor flags it during a routine check-up or when experiencing severe symptoms ...

“Consuming foods high in sugar, such as pastries, can significantly impact your cholesterol profile, primarily by altering ...

Everywhere you turn, you are admonished to pay attention to your cholesterol levels, and to a lesser extent, your triglyceride levels. Cholesterol and triglycerides are two forms of lipid, or fat, ...

Lowering cholesterol doesn’t have to be complicated. By making a few strategic changes to your daily diet—like adding oatmeal ...

One of the most common questions I hear from patients is, "My cholesterol was flagged as abnormal, but you told me everything looked good. How can that be?" Recently, a patient named Rose asked ...

Lowering cholesterol is one of the most effective ways to reduce your risk of heart disease, and it may soon be possible to get a one-and-done gene therapy to keep cholesterol and triglyceride levels ...

In a 15-patient, Phase 1 one, first-in-human trial, a one-time, CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing therapy safely reduced LDL cholesterol and triglycerides in people with difficult-to-treat lipid disorders, ...

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 ...

With a snip of a gene, doctors may one day permanently lower dangerously high cholesterol, possibly removing the need for medication, according to a new pilot study published Saturday in the New ...

Walnuts and almonds can lower blood pressure, reduce inflammation, and reduce the risk of heart disease. The better choice ...

In a Phase 1, first-in-human trial, a one-time infusion of an investigational CRISPR-Cas9 therapy targeting angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3) was safe and reduced LDL cholesterol by nearly 50% and ...

Overall, average levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides and low­density lipoprotein cholesterol have continued to decline post-2010, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology. Researchers ...