New national guidelines are changing how doctors approach cholesterol and heart disease prevention. Health experts are now recommending that adults get a one-time blood test ...

C-reactive protein (CRP) is produced by the liver in response to inflammation. High-sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) testing detects low-grade, chronic inflammation and is the most validated blood test for ...

The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high ...

While healthy lifestyle intervention and average cholesterol screening should start in childhood, the updated guidelines now recommend an additional screening test and accelerated treatment plan for ...

Results from the RAPID-MIRACLE trial have found, for the first time, that the widely used MIRACLE2 risk score can be applied outside a hospital setting to accurately predict brain injury following a ...

A recent study indicates that an AI tool can analyze routine mammogram scans for breast cancer screening and predict heart disease risk in women.

Heart health experts released new guidance to help identify early risk factors for heart disease that go beyond tracking cholesterol numbers to prevent illness.

New guidelines for managing cholesterol call for a more aggressive preventive approach, which could translate into more Americans being treated with medicines and a stronger focus on lifestyle.

The latest cholesterol guidelines include three new screening tests: coronary artery calcium, lipoprotein (a), and apolipoprotein B.

A certain blood protein regarded as an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease also appears to play a role in other disorders.

A long-term study of 2,766 women in the Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study found that higher baseline plasma p-tau217 levels were associated with a greater risk of developing mild cognitive ...

The Lawhuns hope their story encourages others to ask about calcium score screenings.