New findings suggest that the body’s own immune cells may play a bigger role in clearing cholesterol than previously understood.

Diet is a major point of focus many reasons. Not only can it affect your weight, but it can also affect your immune health. Consequently, diet can regulate potential risk of life-debilitating diseases ...

Scientists have found how human cells distribute and maintain their cholesterol levels, aiding in research in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, as well as cardiovascular diseases ...

O nce upon a time, cholesterol was simple. This molecule, it was proclaimed, came in two varieties: an artery-clogging “bad” ...

Since the 1990s, scientists have known cholesterol is important in Alzheimer's, but they gained little traction in their efforts to understand the relationship between the lipid and the disease.

Nigella sativa (black cumin), the spice that boosts the flavor of curries like korma and paneer, also has another use: its ...

Lower your cholesterol with lifestyle and dietary changes, including exercising every day, maintaining a healthy weight, and eating more soluble fiber.

New research led by the Duke Cancer Institute has identified one of the ways cholesterol can enhance the ability of cancer cells to metastasize. The study focused particularly on breast cancer, ...

Chronically high cholesterol levels are associated with increased risk of breast cancer, and with worse outcomes in most cancers, but the link hasn’t been fully understood. Studies in cancer cells and ...

A research team has identified how breast cancer cells use cholesterol to develop tolerance to stress, making them impervious to death as they migrate from the original tumor site. Chronically high ...