Contrary to earlier research, a new, long-term study suggests that cholesterol level in mid-life may not be linked to later development of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published…

The monounsaturated fats found in vegetable oils, nuts and avocados can help boost a person’s “good” cholesterol levels when added to an overall diet that curbs “bad” LDL cholesterol, a study…

Red yeast rice supplements, sold as a “natural” alternative to cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, vary widely in how much active ingredient they contain and some are contaminated, U.S. researchers reported on…

Scientists at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) in San Antonio have found a gene that causes high levels of bad cholesterol to accumulate in the blood as…

Children and teens with higher blood levels of chemicals used in the production of non-stick cookware and waterproof fabrics appear more likely to…

People with high levels of the so-called good cholesterol HDL tend to have fewer heart attacks but HDL may offer little protective benefit in people who take statins to…

Tens of thousands of kids may benefit from cholesterol-lowering medication, but no one would know because screening guidelines exclude too many children, U.S. doctors said Monday.

In a report published…

Many of us are simply overloaded with cholesterol, and now a report in the July issue of Cell Metabolism brings what might be good news: There is more than one way to get…

We’ve all heard about the importance of raising HDL, or the so-called “good” cholesterol, and lowering LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, to improve heart health. While we’ve come…

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified tiny segments of RNA that may play an important role in the body’s regulation of cholesterol and lipids. Their…

Increased cholesterol levels are being increasingly recognised as risk factors for the onset and progression of several cancers. Now researchers in Portugal show that high levels…

Physicians usually ask children to fast overnight before a cholesterol test. New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine shows that this…

Only half of patients at high risk of heart disease are given the right targets for cutting their cholesterol and millions may suffer heart attack or stroke due to…

People looking to improve their heart health by lowering their cholesterol levels won’t find help from calcium and vitamin D supplements, according to a new study.

While claims have…

Cutting down on carbs may help people lose weight, but it may not be so good for lowering cholesterol, new research shows.

People who ate a diet low in carbohydrates…

Older adults can cut their cholesterol levels by revamping their dietary fat intake, even if they are already on cholesterol-lowering statins, a new study finds.

Conventional wisdom holds that people…

Older adults can cut their cholesterol levels by revamping their dietary fat intake - even if they are already on cholesterol-lowering statins, a new study finds.

Conventional wisdom holds…

Red yeast rice supplements may offer a cholesterol-lowering alternative to people who’ve suffered muscle pain as a side effect of statins, a small study suggests.

Researchers found that among…

Taking too much selenium, an essential mineral touted for immune boosting and anti-cancer benefits, could increase cholesterol levels by 10 percent and, as a result, raise the risk of heart disease, a…

Low total cholesterol may be a sign of cancer rather than a cause, as some researchers have suggested, and men who have low cholesterol actually have a lower risk…

A derivative of cholesterol is necessary for the formation of brain cells, according to a study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The results, which are published in the journal Cell…

Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the University of Heidelberg, Germany, have come a step closer to understanding how cholesterol levels are regulated. In a study published today in the…

Study Highlights:

  * More people in the past decade have lowered their level of “bad” LDL cholesterol to acceptable ranges.
  * In the United States,…