ATLANTA (AP) Americans may be too fat, but at least their cholesterol is low.For the first time in nearly 50 years, the average cholesterol level for U.S. adults is in the ideal range, the government ...

For decades doctors have been telling their patients that high levels of HDL, otherwise known as “good cholesterol,” could protect them from heart disease. But a new study suggests that having a lot ...

Having “normal” cholesterol levels is often seen as a green signal for good heart health, but growing evidence suggests otherwise. The long-held belief that normal LDL automatically means low cardiac ...

A growing number of heart attacks are now being reported in healthy young adultsAI-generated image For many people, a "normal" cholesterol report brings relief. It is often seen as a green signal for ...

For decades doctors have been telling their patients that high levels of HDL, otherwise known as “good cholesterol,” could protect them from heart disease. But a new study suggests that having a lot ...

A novel molecular pathway to explain how a mutation in the gene ACTA2 can cause individuals in their 30s—with normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors—to develop coronary artery disease has ...