This mind-blowing study revealed how berberine lowers LDL cholesterol through a mechanism that’s completely different from ...

Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how 'bad' cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol or LDL-C, builds up in the body. The researchers were able to show ...

"There is a dose-dependent, log-linear association between absolute LDL cholesterol and cardiovascular risk, and this association is independent of other cardiovascular risk factors and is consistent ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

Patients with severe hypercholesterolemia who are unresponsive to a number of lipid-lowering therapies, including a PCSK9 inhibitor and high-dose statin, can have a significant reduction in ...

Lipoproteins consist of lipids that are chemically attached to protein conjugates called apolipoproteins. These amphipathic molecules have a central lipid core of cholesterol esters and ...

An international team led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientist has created a first-of-its-kind resource to identify those with a genetic risk for elevated 'bad' cholesterol -- a ...