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A newly identified protein is key to regulating cholesterol release

February 4, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / cholesterol

by UT Southwestern Medical Center edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: CC0 Public Domain Two UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a protein that plays a key role in controlling the liver’s release of cholesterol-carrying lipoproteins into the bloodstream, a discovery that could lead to new treatments […]

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This Biomarker May Be More Predictive of Cardiovascular Disease Than Cholesterol

January 28, 2026 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / cholesterol

Sara Novak January 20, 2026 Doctors have long looked at certain risk factors including blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and family history to predict a patient’s risk for cardiovascular disease. But increasingly, another lesser known biomarker, known as high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), seems to play an important role in whether a patient is at risk

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A ‘spoonful’ of black cumin seed powder a day may help lower cholesterol

December 8, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / cholesterol

Obesity and cholesterol are two components that affect the risk of more serious health conditions like heart disease. Finding strategies to help address obesity and cholesterol is a critical area of medical research. A recent study suggests that consuming a certain amount of black cumin seed powder daily may help prevent fat cell growth and

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New cholesterol-lowering pill reduces bad cholesterol levels by almost 60%

November 20, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / cholesterol, cholesterol-lowering pill

by Paul Arnold, Medical Xpress edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Trials of a new cholesterol-lowering pill have shown promising results for people with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), a genetic disorder that leads to high levels of LDL cholesterol. HeFH is a common condition affecting about 1 in 250 people,

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This Little-Known Diet Can Actually Lower Your Cholesterol

November 4, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / cholesterol

The plant-focused portfolio diet has been shown to reduce the risks of cardiovascular disease. Here’s how it works. Listen to this article · 6:28 min Learn more Credit…Heami Lee for The New York Times By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi Nov. 4, 2025, 5:00 a.m. ET Dr. David Jenkins, a professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Toronto, likens healthy

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Ignore cholesterol until middle age? Here’s why that’s a bad idea

October 1, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / cholesterol

by American Heart Association edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Credit: CC0 Public Domain Heather Bowers doesn’t recall all the details of her first cholesterol screening. It was at a college health fair two decades ago, and even though her numbers came back “borderline high,” she responded in a way that many people

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Cholesterol buildup in liver fat droplets directly drives fibrosis in metabolic disease, study finds

July 30, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / cholesterol, fibrosis, metabolic disease

by Jordan Shaked, Yale University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Packing defects on the lipid droplet surface under phosphatidylcholine (PC) deficiency compared to phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). Accumulation of free cholesterol on the surface of hepatic lipid droplets under PC deficiency may contribute to the progression of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis

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New & old drug combo drops cholesterol by 49% in human trial

May 27, 2025 / Cardiovascular health, Research update / InnovateMed Author / Bad cholesterol, cholesterol

By Paul McClure May 18, 2025 Combining new and old drugs halved levels of “bad” cholesterol Depositphotos Some people can’t get their bad cholesterol levels down, even if they take cholesterol-lowering meds. A new clinical trial using a combination of existing and not-yet-released cholesterol tablets lowered bad cholesterol by almost half in people at high risk

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