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  1. Experimental cholesterol-lowering drug effective at lowering bad cholesterol, study shows - Mayo Clinic News Network

    PHILADELPHIA — Twice-yearly injections of an experimental cholesterol-lowering drug, inclisiran, were effective at reducing low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ...

  2. Mayo Clinic Q and A: High Cholesterol In Childhood

    Low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, is sometimes called bad cholesterol. It transports cholesterol particles throughout the body. LDL cholesterol builds up on ...

  3. Niacin to improve cholesterol numbers - Mayo Clinic

    ... LDL, cholesterol, the "bad" cholesterol, from the bloodstream. But niacin ... But HDL cholesterol has generally been thought to pick up excess bad cholesterol ...

  4. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Medications for high cholesterol

    ... LDL or "bad" cholesterol. ... Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a second nonstatin, bempedoic acid, to lower LDL and overall cholesterol.

  5. Soy: Does it reduce cholesterol? - Mayo Clinic

    Although eating soy-based foods can slightly lower your low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, known as the "bad" cholesterol, the American Heart ...

  6. Decrease your low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the "bad" cholesterol that increases the risk of heart disease; Decrease your triglycerides, a type ...

  7. Genetic Risk Information for Coronary Heart Disease Leads to Lower Bad Cholesterol - Mayo Clinic News Network

    ... cholesterol (LDL), also known as bad cholesterol. The findings of the ... LDL cholesterol transports cholesterol particles throughout the body and can ...

  8. Familial hypercholesterolemia - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    LDL cholesterol is known as "bad" cholesterol because it can build up in the walls of the arteries, making them hard and narrow. This excess cholesterol is ...

  9. Trans fat is double trouble for heart health - Mayo Clinic

    Trans fat also has a bad effect on cholesterol levels. There are two main types of cholesterol: ... Trans fat raises LDL cholesterol and lowers HDL cholesterol.

  10. New and novel treatments for hyperlipidemia - Mayo Clinic

    Clinical outcome trials study the use of human monoclonal antibodies to target biochemical pathways that impact LDL receptor availability and monoclonal ...