Statins help people manage high cholesterol levels, but many experts want to know if these drugs can also support brain ...

The cholesterol that's good for your heart health might be bad for your eye health and vice versa, a new study says.

In the Philippines, where cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been a leading cause of death for over three decades, the ...

Researchers Find Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Have No Effect on Kidney Function Jan. 27, 2025 — Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a research team has ...

Fewer than half of heart patients from 17 countries who could benefit from beneficial drugs are taking them, researchers ...

Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) — commonly known as bad cholesterol — have long been on scientists’ radar as a major ...

JE: Despite cholesterol-lowering therapy ... He was also the Associate Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University between 1999 and 2006.

Taking drugs like statins lowers levels of the 'silent killer' but people can change their lifestyle too to have an impact ...

Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs could be available to millions more patients in the UK, if new recommendations from health technology assessment (HTA) organisation NICE are implemented. The new ...

Adding the PCSK9 inhibitor led to greater absolute reductions in CVD risk than in younger patients, with no signs of safety ...

After adjusting for other dementia risk factors such as age, smoking status, and high blood pressure, researchers found that ...

Background: Statins are generally well tolerated, but some patients discontinue therapy secondary to adverse effects. Dosing a statin (rosuvastatin) every other day (EOD) may provide significant ...