A University of Iowa research team has found that a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs have no effect on kidney function.

Psyllium is virtually calorie-free, making it an excellent choice for those aiming to manage their weight while keeping an ...

For those who can’t tolerate statins or need additional help managing cholesterol, a new drug, bempedoic acid, offers hope.

These drugs reduce the cholesterol your body makes and help clear out LDL in your blood vessels where they can leave dangerous deposits that lead to blocked arteries, heart attack ...

Cholesterol is a waxy substance in your blood that helps your body build cells and produce certain hormones. While ...

Even though statins are a great group of medications, they don’t work for everyone. One reason they may not work is because we may see some reduction in cholesterol but not enough. Another ...

Most statin drugs are FDA-approved for children and teens under age 18, but only if they have a genetic condition that cause extremely high levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol. Yet in 2009 ...

Salk scientists discover protein first identified at Salk in 1996 called PIN1 encourages tumor growth in bladder cancer, then ...

A combination therapy of two drugs — a statin and a protein inhibitor — may help suppress the creation and growth of tumors ...

A. Statins can increase the chance that someone will develop Type 2 diabetes (Journal of the National Medical Association, ...