Newswise — DALLAS – November 18, 2014 – Groundbreaking research from UT Southwestern Medical Center shows that cholesterol efflux capacity (cholesterol efflux), which measures HDL cholesterol function ...

In a pilot study of people living with HIV or high levels of cholesterol, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that a six-week course of a cholesterol-lowering medication improved the function of ...

While cholesterol is primarily found in the cell membrane, its role there is not well understood. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have used a powerful imaging technology to reveal ...

We cannot live without cholesterol, but it is still widely misunderstood and feared. Here's what most people get wrong – and ...

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is known as "good" cholesterol, because HDL particles removes excess cholesterol from arterial walls and transport them back to the liver. A research group ...

Cholesterol is a substance that the body needs to function. High or low cholesterol levels can cause adverse effects and are a health risk. The substance has a range of essential functions in the body ...

A new test could improve diagnosis and treatment of heart disease by measuring how effectively a patient’s high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) cleans up arterial cholesterol, new research ...

The study, published recently in the January-February 2005 issue of Psychosomatic Medicine, was conducted by researchers from Boston University. Their major finding is that naturally occurring total ...

SECAUCUS, N.J., Nov. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A laboratory test that evaluates high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol function provides unique and novel information for assessing cardiovascular ...

Cholesterol is the stuff that your doctor nags you about after every checkup. Most people just freak out about heart attacks or clogged arteries, but honestly, hardly anyone talks about what ...