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

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 ...

This LetsGetChecked finger-prick test checks for triglycerides and total, HDL, and LDL cholesterol. It also checks your A1C levels and lipoprotein (a), which is a type of LDL that’s mostly hereditary ...

Curating a diet plan from a professional is definitely an interesting, and sometimes exciting, process. But did you know that you also need to do certain blood tests before stepping into a new diet ...

Staying on top of your health isn’t just about hitting the gym, eating well, or getting the necessary vaccines. It also means ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Measuring a type of blood fat called triglycerides hours after a person has eaten may offer a better way to predict heart disease risk than making the person fast overnight, two ...

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...

Most of us feel reassured after an annual health check-up that includes basic blood tests like CBC, fasting sugar, and cholesterol. However, while the routine tests remain significant, they frequently ...

In a Phase 1, first-in-human trial, a one-time infusion of an investigational CRISPR-Cas9 therapy targeting angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3) was safe and reduced LDL cholesterol by nearly 50% and ...