RA: Dr Edelberg, could you please tell us more about the rare genetic mutation that leads to low cholesterol and how we came to our current understanding of this mutation? JE: Human genetic ...

Millions of people take statins like Simvastatin (above) to lower their cholesterol levels. Newer PCSK9 inhibitor drugs can drop levels ... to the AHA guidelines, most adults with high LDL levels ...

Lowering levels of 'bad' cholesterol is a well-established ... agonists act differently to statins (the most popular class of LDL-lowering drugs). These agonists increase expression of the SR ...

BOSTON - A new study finds that older adults should consider taking popular cholesterol-lowering medications. Statins, like atorvastatin sold under the brand name Lipitor, are generally ...

Cutting saturated fat and having a healthy diet, along with regular exercise, can help lower bad ... are prescribed drugs, most commonly statins, to reduce the amount of bad cholesterol in the ...

Medications to lower cholesterol were the most-often-prescribed ... Last year, Lipitor was the most popular branded drug in the U.S., with over 51 million prescriptions written, and the highest ...

She advises: "As a cardiologist, I always tell patients that lowering their LDL [low ... "If you have high cholesterol, it's ...

Jenkins notes that cholesterol-lowering drugs have more side effects at high doses. He therefore suggests that the foods in the portfolio diet may help people get the most out of these drugs ...

When ApoB100 binds to LDLR, which is the target of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, its fatty cargo can ... which are tough to resolve using most structural biology approaches.

To help prevent these deaths, drugs like statins can lower cholesterol ... are the most potent statins and the most effective in reducing cholesterol. Altoprev (lovastatin) and Pravachol ...

Eli Lilly LLY announced that its investigational oral, once-daily cholesterol-lowering drug muvalaplin reduced ... They deem these tickers "Most Likely for Early Price Pops." ...