What you eat, drink or do before a lipid test can quietly skew cholesterol results. An Apollo doctor explains how dinner, ...

Cholesterol is a form of fat we need. It helps make the outer membranes of our bodies' cells stable. But for decades, doctors have known that people with high total cholesterol levels are more likely ...

What Is a Lipid Profile? Lipid profile, or sometimes referred to as lipid panel, is a blood test that's used as a screening tool for abnormalities in lipids, such as cholesterol and triglycerides. It ...

Organized by nine laboratories on five continents, the study by some members of the Global Diagnostics Network, a Quest Diagnostics (DGX)-led strategic working group, is the largest to evaluate ...

A new study has drawn attention to inaccurate measurement of LDL-cholesterol levels in some patients with current assays, which could lead to incorrect therapeutic approaches. The patient groups most ...

The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) was commissioned by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) to assess the benefit of universal blood lipid screening for the early ...

In a Phase 1 clinical study, researchers led by EPFL and their partners report that a new liver- and gut-targeted oral drug ...

While most may feel distress when identified as high risk for certain medical conditions, Thng Kay Tiong felt relief when he ...