Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance your body needs to function. It’s a building block for every cell membrane, it helps your body make steroid hormones (like estrogen and testosterone), it’s ...

Red meat may be back in the spotlight, but what does that mean for your cholesterol? While burgers and steaks can be ...

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 ...

With the aid of X-ray crystallography, researchers at the University of Michigan have revealed the structures of two closely related enzymes that play essential roles in the body's ability to ...

Eating a Mediterranean diet can help boost the function of your “good” cholesterol. Chalk up one more health benefit to olive oil: Eating a Mediterranean diet can help boost the function of your “good ...

Eating nothing but oatmeal for just two days might sound extreme, but it delivered a striking payoff in a new clinical trial. People with metabolic syndrome who followed a short, calorie-reduced ...

A concise, high-yield guide to cholesterol-lowering therapies—statins, Zetia, PCSK9 inhibitors, bempedoic acid, berberine, ...

One of the world’s largest studies on the impact of cholesterol-lowering medication has highlighted an issue with a new class of drugs that could impair lung function in some patients. Image Credit: ...

There are certain types of food which are high in saturated fat and can increase LDL cholesterol, but experts say the right diet changes can lower your levels ...

In a review study, scientists from Portugal and the United Kingdom found that cinnamon may help control blood sugar and cholesterol levels in people with type 2 diabetes. More than 37 million ...

Higher nighttime road noise exposure was associated with adverse changes in cholesterol-related blood biomarkers in adults.