New recommendations suggest that some people should start trying to lower their cholesterol as early as age 30.

A simple blood test called apoB may give a clearer picture of heart disease risk than cholesterol levels alone.

Monitoring your cholesterol levels is one thing you can do to keep your heart healthy and stave off your risk of heart ...

A routine blood test taken by millions in the U.S. each year to measure "bad" cholesterol is not the best measure to guide ...

Heart disease remains a top global health concern, with cholesterol levels playing a crucial role. Research highlights high ...

Cholesterol remains an important marker, but it does not tell the whole story. Most people focus on LDL, often called "bad ...

Cardiologists across the country are highlighting new national guidelines aimed at detecting high cholesterol earlier and ...

Christos Soteriou was 29 when he needed a quadruple bypass surgery.

Free cholesterol testing and heart health advice will be on offer as part of a new community health initiative.

Using cholesterol-lowering drugs more aggressively to lower LDL cholesterol levels further than traditional guidelines ...

New guidelines say fish oil supplements don’t lower cholesterol or heart risk—and may even cause harm in some cases.

A routine blood test taken by millions in the U.S. each year to measure “bad” cholesterol is not the best measure to guide treatment and prevent heart attacks and strokes, suggests a new Northwestern ...