The ability of niacin to influence LDL-P is under active investigation and it appears that the beneficial effects of niacin extend beyond the traditional evaluation of the 'lipid profile.' Taken ...

Hone Health reports that chronic inflammation is a key factor in heart disease risk often overlooked in standard health ...

In 1985, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein for identifying the receptor that clears LDL particles from the bloodstream. High blood levels of ...

November 25, 2011 (Orlando, Florida) — Weekly subcutaneous injection of the investigational lipid-lowering agent mipomersen (Genzyme) was associated with a 47% reduction in low-density lipoprotein ...

A recent post by Dr Shailesh Singh on X (formerly known as Twitter) has caught attention for a simple reason. It questions a belief many people hold tight. The belief is that a single LDL cholesterol ...

Pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β) are produced in large quantities locally in the joints and subsequently enter the bloodstream. TNF-α and IL-6 may promote LDL metabolism by ...

This column is the first in a series about risk factors for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), the cause of several health problems, including heart attacks — the number one cause of death ...