A wave of diagnostic tests—some here, some coming—can identify cancer and Alzheimer’s at earlier stages and predict flare-ups ...

LDL/HDL is calculated by dividing your LDL cholesterol number by the HDL number. This gives a ratio of “bad” to “good” ...

For almost 60 years, measuring cholesterol levels in the blood has been the best way to identify individuals at high risk of ...

High cholesterol is often painted as a one-way ticket to heart disease, but science and real-life stories tell a more complex ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday it had cleared a new test to help diagnose adults with Alzheimer’s ...

Eating a small handful of pecans every day may help improve your cholesterol and support better overall diet quality. While ...

The Lumipulse Alzheimer's blood test is the first of a new generation of tests that may replace brain scans and spinal taps to detect the disease.

Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a blood test that can identify early signs of Alzheimer's ...

A European Heart Journal study suggests that measuring two lipoproteins via a simple blood test is a more accurate predictor ...

If you are concerned about your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, you’ll usually get a specific blood test to look at your cholesterol levels to see where things stand. At least ...