Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: a gene-editing treatment that might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol. It’s very early stage research, tried in only a few ...

Cholesterol may not be the villain it’s often made out to be, but let’s not pretend it doesn’t deserve a little side-eye. Although heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., ...

Many people focus only on LDL cholesterol, but VLDL is another form linked to heart disease. Knowing what VLDL does and how ...

A brief, calorie-restricted diet centered almost entirely on oats led to a surprisingly strong and lasting reduction in cholesterol in people with metabolic syndrome. A very short dietary intervention ...

The trial study found that consuming a diet consisting almost exclusively of oatmeal for just two days could improve cholesterol levels "significantly".

A drug originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes may protect the heart. Early research shows IC7Fc can lower cholesterol, ...

A new daily pill could reduce bad cholesterol levels by 60%, according to a new study. Enlicitide, which was developed by Merck, lowered "bad" LDL cholesterol by more than half in a global study ...

Canned foods that lower cholesterol include vegetables like spinach, pumpkin, and okra, legumes like beans, fruit like pears, ...

A large genetic study found people with gene variants that lower certain cholesterol pathways had a markedly lower chance of developing dementia. The research method mimicked lifelong effects of ...

Aug. 5 -- MONDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Programs to lower cholesterol from childhood on could lower rates of coronary artery disease and save lives, according to a review from a team at the ...