Office coffee doesn't pretend to be the crème de la crème of brews, but new research suggests your common room’s cup of joe ...

It determines the number of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors in the body. These receptors then regulate how much LDL cholesterol (sometimes called “bad” cholesterol) goes into our ...

A cholesterol receptor protein called LDLR appears to be a key driver of neurotoxicity in sporadic ALS, per new research ...

Regular exercise helps increase HDL cholesterol, which is considered good cholesterol, and improves overall cardiovascular ...

Once processed by LPL, the VLDL becomes a VLDL remnant. The majority of the VLDL remnants are taken up by the liver via the LDL receptor, and the remaining remnant particles become IDL ...

Familial hypercholesterolemia results from gene mutations approximately halving the number of functional LDL receptors in heterozygotes and a greater lack in homozygotes. Reduced receptor-mediated ...

Vect-Horus has demonstrated how small peptides that target the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor can be coupled with drugs and transported across the BBB 1. More recently, the company has ...

LDL is often called “bad” cholesterol because when it accumulates in the blood, it can form plaque in the arteries, a ...

Atherosclerosis, or the buildup of plaque in the arteries, develops when low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) enters the blood vessel walls through dysfunctional endothelial cells (EC ...