UT Southwestern discovery could lead to a novel approach for treating heart disease and fatty liver disease. Two researchers ...

A study could open new pathways for understanding how cholesterol influences cell membranes and their receptors, paving the way for future research on diseases linked to membrane organization. A new ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A team of researchers led by University of California, Riverside biomedical scientists has identified a small, previously overlooked small RNA molecule that plays a major role in ...

Despite decades of study, a pharmacopoeia of medicines, and untold millions in pharmaceutical research, heart disease remains the leading cause of death around the world. Excess cholesterol in ...

Medication-induced disruption of sterol biosynthesis poses significant risks to brain development and function. At the top center of this schematic lies the cholesterol molecule—an anchor of ...

The U.S. government's premier research body has made an important discovery that could help create new drugs to lower "bad" cholesterol, and hopefully prevent heart attacks and stroke. But the ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Cholesterol often gets a bad reputation, but the story is more nuanced than “cholesterol = bad.” Sure, too much LDL cholesterol in your blood can be ...

Eggs raise good cholesterol (HDL) more than bad cholesterol (LDL), improving heart health risk factors. Eating up to one egg a day may lower heart disease and stroke risk. Eggs provide protein and key ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Cholesterol is a key building block for testosterone. Through a process called steroidogenesis, cholesterol sets the stage for testosterone creation in ...