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You can help yourself to lower cholesterol naturally, without medication, by eating the right foods. Cardiologists say a healthy diet is one of the best ways to protect heart health, in addition to ...

An experimental gene-editing therapy that aims to lower bad cholesterol for the long-term after a single infusion is off to a positive start in an early clinical trial. Researchers running a Phase I ...

Pharma giant Eli Lilly announced Monday that its gene-editing therapy can reduce LDL (“bad”) cholesterol by up to 62% with a single infusion. Not only was the experimental treatment successful, but ...

A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing drug seemed to reduce LDL long-term in a small trial. The results may point to something “curative,” one expert said. By Gina Kolata In a small, ...

Jason is a general assignment reporter, with particular focus on genetic medicine and rare disease. Confidential tips can be sent on Signal at JasonMast.77. Eli Lilly said Monday that a high dose of ...

Chances are, your cholesterol isn’t something you think too much about. When it comes to your health, your thoughts may already be preoccupied with figuring out more ways to get protein, how to get ...

There are two main types of cholesterol in the body — HDL or “good” cholesterol, and LDL or “bad” cholesterol. Having higher levels of LDL cholesterol can potentially lead to atherosclerosis and ...

Despite guideline recommendations, evidence from randomized trials evaluating the appropriate low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol target for secondary prevention in patients with atherosclerotic ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Lowering LDL cholesterol to less than 55 mg/dL reduces the risk of major cardiovascular events in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) better than does a higher ...

A new pill, enlicitide, reduced LDL (“bad”) cholesterol by about 60% in a large clinical trial, matching the power of injectable therapies. Because it’s taken orally, it could overcome one of the ...