But, for millions of people, statins simply don't do enough. Melinda Wenner Moyer explores ongoing efforts to develop new cholesterol-lowering drugs in light of clues that cardiovascular health is ...

Statins: For statins, the side effects can be surprising. Some people taking these medications have been found to gain weight ...

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

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

The newer statins on the market ... and achieve efficacy in lowering LDL cholesterol (LDL-C). Dietary therapy can be useful as adjunctive therapy to medication: Replacing animal protein with ...

Current AHA guidelines call for healthy Americans to bring LDL below 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) of blood, while those who’ve had a heart attack or stroke are encouraged to drop LDL at least ...

Without robust evidence of benefits of primary prevention statin use in women with elevated cholesterol, and some evidence of cardiac risk for some statins or subgroups of women, the cardiology ...

Most statin drugs are FDA-approved for children and ... Our advisers say that lowering a child's cholesterol level without drugs and improving their overall health is vastly preferred over medication.

People with CKD often have risk factors for heart disease, too, which is why medications to control cholesterol and blood pressure are often prescribed. Statins are recommended for people at an ...