Apolipoprotein B, or Apo B, is a protein that carries cholesterol in our blood. Cholesterol is a fatty substance produced by the liver, and some foods — like fried food and processed meat — can ...

The traditional lipid panel may not give the full picture of cholesterol-related heart disease risk for many Americans, according to a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and ...

Montreal, QC - Measurement of apolipoprotein B could be a more reliable indicator of cardiovascular disease than the measurement of LDL cholesterol, according to a new review published this week in ...

A team of health and nutrition specialists at the University of Bath, working with colleagues from the University of Bristol, the Oxford University Hospital Trusts, Maastricht University, and the ...

Metabolic tests can be helpful baselines to assess your risk of developing all sorts of conditions, including heart disease. One, in particular, is picking up steam in wellness circles lately as the ...

Many studies have reported associations between elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) and systemic health parameters, which suggest a common mechanism links IOP elevation and various related ...

LDL cholesterol still drives treatment decisions in assessing heart disease risk, but a new study suggests apolipoprotein B (apoB), which measures artery-clogging particles, could do a better job. In ...

Elevated low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels were tied to a higher probability of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, a case series showed. Early-onset Alzheimer's patients had higher LDL ...