Explore how cholesterol treatment gene therapy may lower LDL with one infusion and what the latest research reveals about its ...

High cholesterol often develops silently, showing no symptoms until it begins affecting your heart. Many people don't realise ...

A new study suggests that apoB, a blood test that measures harmful cholesterol particles, is better than standard LDL ...

A new cholesterol breakthrough could help fight stubborn LDL. Researchers reveal how a protein switch might unlock a new ...

Poor cholesterol levels, particularly high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, can be harmful because they ...

High cholesterol is a modifiable risk factor for heart-related diseases. Biotechnology company Verve Therapeutics recently launched an in-human clinical trial for a gene-editing medication aimed at ...

One function of HDL (referred to as "good cholesterol") is to transport excess LDL back to the liver, where it's broken down. Torcetrapib was designed to block a protein that converts HDL cholesterol ...

A vegan diet includes no animal products, which means it contains no dietary cholesterol. However, various factors influence blood cholesterol levels, so vegans may still have high cholesterol.

A recent study has found that a blood test, called the apolipoprotein B (apoB) test, may be better at identifying people who ...

Obese people aged over 40 now have similar cholesterol and blood pressure levels, thanks to widespread drugs such as statins, ...