Statins are a group of medicines that can help lower the level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in the blood, ...

June is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Every 65 seconds, someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Right now, nearly 7 ...

June is brain and Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, a time to focus on our brains’ health. As we age, memory lapses and ...

Struggling to lift 5 kg is a strong early warning sign for multiple diseases in older adults. Older adults who struggle to ...

They were designed to treat diabetes, then prescribed for weight loss, and now—as researchers are finding—they might hold the ...

“People who reported difficulty lifting five kilograms had a significantly higher risk of experiencing a lower quality of ...

High "bad" cholesterol appears to be linked to both heart disease and dementia, an analysis of data from the Framingham Heart ...

The most common type of cholesterol medicine is called a statin. You may have heard of brand names like Lipitor or Crestor.

Around 33% to 36% of adults in the U.S. have a lousy LDL cholesterol level of 130 mg/dL or higher, putting them at risk for a heart attack, stroke, peripheral vascular disease and dementia. Aiming for ...

In summary, the study suggests that adding almonds to your daily diet may help improve several aspects of metabolic health, ...

Statins, long hailed for lowering cholesterol, might offer an unexpected benefit beyond heart health—they could help slow ...

New research shows that maintaining LDL-C levels below 70 mg/dL is associated with a significantly lower risk of all-cause and Alzheimer’s-related dementia—even among statin users. Study: Low ...