High cholesterol is one of the most common and manageable risk factors for heart disease. Millions of adults are prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ...

Instead of altering how much cholesterol you ingest via your diet, statins are a prescription medication that directly act on ...

A recent study found that more aggressive intervention to lower plaque-forming LDL cholesterol can go a long way toward ...

This letter is going to be a bit different from our usual deep dives into a single paper. Instead, I want to offer a concise overview of how different cholesterol-lowering medications—and a few ...

The results of a phase three clinical trial for a cholesterol-lowering drug have shown that this drug, called enlicitide, can reduce the levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by 60% ...

A new breakthrough could change how high cholesterol is treated, offering a powerful alternative to traditional drugs. Researchers have developed tiny DNA-based molecules that shut down PCSK9—a key ...

New guidelines from two leading medical associations suggest that efforts to reduce bad cholesterol should focus on ...

In a Phase 1 clinical study, researchers led by EPFL and their partners report that a new liver- and gut-targeted oral drug can safely lower triglycerides and other blood lipids. When we eat, our ...

A fluid that women with advanced ovarian cancer know all too well - ascites, the buildup of liquid in the belly - may be ...

Ascites—the buildup of liquid in the belly—may be doing more than causing discomfort. A Duke University School of Medicine ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Can a drug used to treat high cholesterol also treat COVID-19? It's a question researchers at Penn Medicine, in Philadelphia, are trying to answer. Two different studies in ...