These cholesterol level charts will show you what's normal for every age and gender. Plus, a few tips for staying within a healthy range.

High cholesterol is often the result of an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, smoking cigarettes, obesity, or genetics. Here's ...

HDL, the so-called good cholesterol, appears to influence treatment decisions around statin therapy, according to an analysis in JACC: Advances. Compared with people who have normal HDL-cholesterol ...

Lowering your levels of bad cholesterol could significantly curb your risk of dementia, new research suggests. Last year, an international panel of dementia experts said that high levels of ...

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 suggests that changes in body weight and cholesterol levels could signal increased dementia risk up to a decade before diagnosis, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Typically, dementia is associated with classic symptoms like confusion and memory loss. But new research finds that there could be a less obvious risk factor out there: your cholesterol levels. The ...

Researchers have discovered an experimental medication that significantly reduces a cholesterol-like particle that can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Many Americans are unaware that ...