On the face of it, lipoprotein receptors may not sound like they have much to do with Alzheimer’s disease, or even the central nervous system. But as scientists are finding out more about these ...

As part of "heart health month," we're looking at lipoprotein (a). For decades, doctors have encouraged patients to monitor their cholesterol levels, with studies showing that heart disease risk ...

Youth with obesity have an altered high-density lipoprotein (HDL) subspecies profile characterized by depletion of large apoE-rich HDL particles and an enrichment of small HDL particles. The goal of ...

A new analysis has uncovered a potential link between higher prostate cancer risk and genetic variants associated with higher bloodstream levels of the cholesterol-transporting molecule lipoprotein A.

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) has long been recognized as an inverse predictor of atherosclerotic events, yet remains elusive as a therapeutic target in reducing vascular risk. 1,2 As ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA cleared a new lipoprotein assay designed to measure lipoprotein(a) in nmol/L. Measuring nmol/L rather ...

A new study shows that a different metric, a measure of HDL function called cholesterol efflux capacity, is more closely associated with protection against heart disease than HDL cholesterol levels ...

Elevated lipoprotein(a) levels can slowly block the arteries, increasing the likelihood of cardiovascular disease. Since no treatment is currently available for this condition, it is essential to ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a healthy 50-year-old woman. I asked my doctor to test me for Lipoprotein(a) after reading about it. My level was high, at 41 mg/dL. My doctor told me that it didn't need to be ...