Coffee contains diterpenes, compounds that can raise LDL cholesterol levels. Known as the “bad” cholesterol, LDL can cause ...

The largest study to date suggests that patients at high risk for heart attacks and strokes should begin immediate treatment ...

The prospects for a one-time treatment that reduces the risk of heart disease for the rest of a person’s life just got ...

Getting therapeutic drugs past the blood-brain barrier has long been one of medicine's most difficult challenges, limiting ...

Lepodisiran, a new drug, slashed levels of “stealthy cholesterol”—a hidden heart risk affecting 1 in 5 people—by up to 95% in ...

Heart specialists have revealed certain foods that could potentially mimic the effects of statins, such as reducing cholesterol levels. Cardiologists from the British Heart Foundation (BHF ...

One of the ketogenic diet's major perceived drawbacks is an increase in LDL, or so-called bad cholesterol. A new study, though, says that this cholesterol spike doesn't fit the conventional ...

Adults with high or even low levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol who took statins lowered their risk of dementia in a new study.

And now, thanks to a new study, there’s one more reason to add pecans to your list of best snacks: They could help lower your cholesterol. At least, that's the major takeaway from a new study ...

High cholesterol, or hypercholesterolemia, usually has no apparent symptoms and is therefore labeled as a "silent killer." Yet some of its symptoms show up when performing physical exertion such ...

Since the 1980s, scientists have known that unfiltered coffee can raise LDL cholesterol—the “bad” kind linked to heart disease. Now, researchers from Uppsala University and Chalmers ...