People with low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in their blood have a lower risk of dementia, including lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease related dementia, shows a study ...

Symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage is a serious potential complication of recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke. We investigated the optimal imaging and ...

Q: How much does a normal or high HDL cholesterol protect you from the adverse health effects of a high LDL cholesterol? A: ...

You can't really argue with the fact that high cholesterol is bad for your heart. There is plenty of scientific evidence showing that “bad” cholesterol, also known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), ...

New research has shown that, contrary to some previous studies, low levels of lipoprotein (a) – a parcel of fats and protein in the blood – do not cause type 2 diabetes. The findings may alleviate ...

Lower levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol could mean a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study says. People with low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol levels lower than 70 mg/dl ...

People who use statins to achieve low LDL levels had a 13% lower risk of dementia and 12% lower risk of Alzheimer's compared to people with low levels who weren't taking statins, study results showed.

Lowering levels of 'bad' LDL cholesterol might protect against dementia and Alzheimer’s disease People with low LDL levels had a lower risk of both brain disorders People taking statins had additional ...

Millions of people take statins like Simvastatin (above) to lower their cholesterol levels. Newer PCSK9 inhibitor drugs can drop levels even further. Someone in the United States dies from heart ...