Cholesterol News  

Researchers have realized that low cholesterol will protect men from aggressive form of prostate cancer.

The study led by Johns Hopkins researchers showed that having lower... Read more

Researchers in Sweden have shown that a derivative of cholesterol is necessary for the formation of brain cells by conducting experiments on mice.

Professor Ernest Arenas, from t... Read more

Not only does cholesterol block blood flow to the heart, a new study has found that it may also affect the flow of the electrical currents that generate the heartbeat.

In collab... Read more

Health freaks know that high levels of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol can increase the risk of heart attacks. Now, scientists have discovered a little-known type of cholesterol... Read more

A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has revealed that driving down cholesterol levels actually increases the risk of cancer.

Tufts Universi... Read more

Increased cholesterol levels in midlife significantly increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia later in life, suggests a new study.

The study by researchers... Read more

The number of patients who have lowered their "bad" cholesterol to the advised level has nearly doubled in nine countries over the last decade, according to a study released Monday.

... Read more

A new study has found that the intake of statins - cholesterol-lowering drugs - after a stroke could reduce chances of subsequent strokes.

The research has been published in the ... Read more

Scientists at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, have discovered a novel species of bacteria with cholesterol-busting properties.

The new bug, called Gordonia choleste... Read more

A protein called PCSK9, which regulates 'bad' cholesterol in the blood, has been found to work almost exclusively outside cells, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Ce... Read more