Triglycerides and cholesterol are both types of lipids (fats) that circulate in your blood, but both serve entirely separate ...

Regulating cholesterol levels is crucial for heart health. There are two types of cholesterol (we'll explain the difference between "good" and "bad" shortly), and if you have too much of the kind that ...

Despite common assumptions, maintaining a standard cholesterol reading does not fully shield individuals from heart attacks. Dr. Vassily Eliopoulos, a leading physician in preventative cardiology and ...

Think you are safe from developing heart diseases because your LDL cholesterol levels is under control? Think again! Read on ...

High cholesterol usually causes no symptoms, but very high cholesterol and cholesterol-related artery disease can sometimes ...

While 86 million adults in the United States have high cholesterol levels, one-third of Americans say they haven’t had their numbers checked in the past five years. Getting your cholesterol tested — ...

Women with prepregnancy biomarkers for lipids in the higher end of the “normal” range faced higher odds of developing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, according to a study published in JAMA ...

One inherited particle keeps hiding on ordinary blood work. The post The cholesterol marker most doctors don’t routinely test ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating plenty of nuts can lead to healthier cholesterol levels, but the benefits seem to be greatest for thinner people, those eating less healthy diets, and people with ...

Is a below-normal cholesterol level dangerous?—LAUREN D. DOLL, RN, NP, Ronkonkoma, N.Y. In and of itself, below-normal cholesterol is not dangerous and is usually a result of genetics and/or diet.

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found how human cells distribute and maintain their cholesterol levels, contributing to research into neurodegenerative ...