Cholesterol is a form of fat we need. It helps make the outer membranes of our bodies' cells stable. But for decades, doctors have known that people with high total cholesterol levels are more likely ...

Cholesterol is one of those health terms we hear often but rarely think about until a test report surprises us. It is a waxy, ...

If you are concerned about your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, you’ll usually get a specific blood test to look at your cholesterol levels to see where things stand. At least, that’s how ...

What you eat, drink or do before a lipid test can quietly skew cholesterol results. An Apollo doctor explains how dinner, ...

To get a picture of how much cholesterol you have circulating in your system that could deposit on your blood vessel walls and raise the risk for a heart attack or other event, blood tests are done to ...

What really causes your blood fats to skyrocket? Groundbreaking discoveries have delivered surprising new answers.

A study finds that a blood test that evaluates levels of three compounds — lipoprotein(a), C-reactive protein (a marker of inflammation), and “bad” LDL cholesterol — can accurately reveal heart ...

Coronary artery disease is a serious but common type of heart disease that can lead to heart attacks. A recent study suggests that measuring levels of apolipoprotein B particles and lipoprotein(a) ...

A scheme to provide free cholesterol tests is being expanded to 70 pharmacies in east London. The project, being funded by ...

LDL cholesterol increases plaque in arteries, which tightens blood vessels and limits blood flow to organs. This is why it is ...

(The Conversation) – Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for ...