Q: How much does a normal or high HDL cholesterol protect you from the adverse health effects of a high LDL cholesterol? A: ...

You can't really argue with the fact that high cholesterol is bad for your heart. There is plenty of scientific evidence showing that “bad” cholesterol, also known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), ...

People with low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in their blood have a lower risk of dementia, including lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease related dementia, shows a study ...

Due to how dangerous and life-threatening heart disease can be, it's fortunate that many of its symptoms alert us when a problem arises that we need to have checked out. Chest pain, inexplicably ...

The general perception supports the mantra of “lower is better” for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in cardiovascular disease. However, during the acute stage of ischemic stroke, it ...

Lower levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol could mean a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study says. People with low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol levels lower than 70 mg/dl ...

New research has shown that, contrary to some previous studies, low levels of lipoprotein (a) – a parcel of fats and protein in the blood – do not cause type 2 diabetes. The findings may alleviate ...

Symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage is a serious potential complication of recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke. We investigated the optimal imaging and ...

Comparing extremes of the spectrum, multivariable analyses generally showed significantly higher risks for patients with high ...