Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: a gene-editing treatment that might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol. It’s very early stage research, tried in only a few ...

Learn how herbal supplements can lower cholesterol, and what you can expect in terms of benefits and side effects.

She struggled with high cholesterol in her 20s despite working out and eating right. It wasn't until her 30s she found out why.

High cholesterol, or hypercholesterolemia, affects nearly 1 in 3 American adults—yet it often goes undetected until a serious event like a heart attack or stroke occurs. It's one of the major ...

High cholesterol is one of the most common and manageable risk factors for heart disease. Millions of adults are prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ...

Cholesterol crystals in the liver may stiffen the organ early in those with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver ...

A new pill from Merck could change how millions of people treat high cholesterol and help prevent heart attacks and strokes without the need for injections. The drug, called enlicitide, slashes levels ...

It’s still experimental but the pill helps rid the body of cholesterol in a way that today can be done only with injected ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Can a drug used to treat high cholesterol also treat COVID-19? It's a question researchers at Penn Medicine, in Philadelphia, are trying to answer. Two different studies in ...