Diet For Lowering Cholesterol Links

Diet is key to lowering bad cholesterol

Much has been written about the link between heart disease and cholesterol.

Personalised cholesterol treatments for patients

New research may pave the way to personalised cholesterol treatments that help prevent heart attacks.

Memory Minute: No magic bullet for preventing Alzheimer’s but there is hope, part 1

The New York Times is running a series called “The Vanishing Mind” with the most recent installment titled “Years Later, No Magic Bullet Against Alzheimer’s Disease.” The article is based on the conclusions reached by a “jury” of 15 medical scientists along with scientists at Duke University with no vested interests in Alzheimer’s research.

Dr. Paul G. Donohue: Can cholesterol become too low?

Dear Dr. Donohue: I am a 78-year-old male and have blood tests and physicals every year. In 2001, my cholesterol was 225 mg/dL (5.8 mmol/L). Every year it was lower, until this year it was 94 (2.4). My LDL was 29 (.75), and my triglycerides 36 (0.4). My weight stays between 138 and 144 pounds. I am 5 feet 6 inches tall. My appetite is good. I am not nor have I ever been on a low-cholesterol diet ...

Explaining An Important Genetic Cardiovascular Risk Factor

New findings reported in the September issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, appear to explain why people who carry specific and common versions of a single gene are more likely to have high cholesterol and to suffer a heart attack. Studies in mice show that the gene, known as sortilin (SORT1), controls the release of LDL (a.k.a. "bad") cholesterol from the liver into the ...