Cholesterol
IDF rolls out innovative blood test to spot heart attack risk years in advance
The move places the IDF at the forefront of public bodies in Israel applying advanced preventive medicine, as the test is not yet part of routine screening in the health funds.
Daily chickpea consumption lowers cholesterol in prediabetics, study shows
Inactive children suffer the consequences later in life, study finds
Five reasons the level of fat in your blood is high, and five ways to lower it
People with this unusual eye mark are at risk of heart attacks - here's why
Cholesterol accumulation can lead to dangerous and life-threatening health problems. A blood test will determine if you have high cholesterol, yet other signs can raise a red flag.
Perspective on cholesterol numbers: Better predictors of heart disease - opinion
For cholesterol to become harmful, it has to oxidize. So, let’s see what might be better predictors of heart disease.
Have high cholesterol? Here are simple and effective tips to lower it
Having high cholesterol can increase the risk of heart disease, heart attack and stroke, but a change in diet can help lower bad cholesterol levels without medicine.
'Even thin and relatively young people can have a heart attack'
What are the differences between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol, when is it time to contact a cardiologist and why do our blood vessels clog?
Hello Heart's My Cholesterol in action
Cholesterol tracking has been made easy by this Israeli med-tech start-up.
Can we prevent astrocytes in our brain from using cholesterol to cause Alzheimer’s?
Alzheimer’s is primarily caused by a protein called “tau”, which creates “tangles” in the brain neurons, and by a substance known as amyloid-beta (Aβ), which forms extracellular plaques.