Roughly 40 million adults in the United States take a statin pill every day to keep their cholesterol in check, according to ...

Statins, long hailed for lowering cholesterol, might offer an unexpected benefit beyond heart health—they could help slow Alzheimer’s disease. A new study suggests that these common medications might ...

Future Cardiol. 2009;5(1):1-4. That leaves extrapolation from secondary prevention women's results to support primary prevention statin use, yet the risk profiles for women in the two groups obviously ...

If it continues to work in further studies, a gene therapy in development could eliminate the need for daily pills or regular ...

Statins are among the most commonly prescribed medications for reducing high cholesterol and lowering the risk of heart attack and stroke. People searching for popular statin medications are often ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., July 31 (UPI) --Doctors are routinely "underdosing" statins for patients at risk for heart attacks and strokes due to elevated levels of "bad" cholesterol, even though the drugs have ...

A study showed cholesterol-lowering statins do not significantly affect ALS progression or survival. Statin prescriptions for ALS patients should be based on metabolic needs, not ALS diagnosis. More ...

An increase in sedentary time in childhood raises cholesterol levels by two-thirds as an adult, which can lead to heart ...

If your doctor has ever told you to "keep an eye on your numbers," here's good news: The rules around what’s considered high cholesterol have gotten clearer—and a little more personal. In March, the ...

Statins, a type of medication commonly taken by people with high levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol, lower the risk of a future dementia or Alzheimer’s diagnosis, according to a new study. Statins may ...