Studies have shown that certain DNA variants have been linked to specific health conditions. But whether they can act as a ...

A new breakthrough could change how high cholesterol is treated, offering a powerful alternative to traditional drugs. Researchers have developed tiny DNA-based molecules that shut down PCSK9—a key ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that an enzyme in the liver may partly explain sex differences in the body's ...

July 8 -- TUESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Twenty genes that play major roles in controlling cholesterol within cells have been identified by German researchers, who said that some of the genes may ...

Bad cholesterol can majorly affect your health and sometimes lead to heart attacks and strokes, which can be fatal.

Hyperthermia, a cancer treatment using controlled heat to kill tumor cells, shows promise but faces limitations due to some tumor cells' unexpected heat resistance. Researchers from Japan have now ...

As key players in the immune system, T cells provide tumor surveillance and have direct antitumor effects. However, tumors can escape T-cell attack through various mechanisms in the tumor ...

The results of a phase three clinical trial for a cholesterol-lowering drug have shown that this drug, called enlicitide, can reduce the levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by 60% ...