Many people believe that high cholesterol is the main cause of heart disease. While high cholesterol is an important risk factor, it is not the only one. In fact, some people with normal cholesterol ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Regulating cholesterol levels is crucial for heart health. There are two types of cholesterol (we’ll explain the difference ...

A novel molecular pathway to explain how a mutation in the gene ACTA2 can cause individuals in their 30s—with normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors—to develop coronary artery disease has ...

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 — ...

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

However, evidence of high cholesterol can appear in unexpected places, including the Achilles tendons, reports Surrey Live. Tendon xanthomas, which are cholesterol deposits within tendons, manifest as ...

India's largest nationwide study on blood lipids reveals an invisible epidemic that begins early, affects millions who appear healthy and impacts women more ...

In industrialized countries, the gaps in systolic BP and cholesterol have shrunk between obese and normal-weight individuals.

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