For decades, we've been told “Lower LDL is Better.” But what if, in our myopic obsession with LDL and ApoB, we’ve missed a more important signal? Time to reframe the ...

Triglycerides are the most common type of fat in the blood, and they play an essential role in providing the body with energy ...

Triglycerides are a type of fat found in your blood. When you eat, your body turns calories into triglycerides and stores them for energy. They are necessary for energy. When their levels get too high ...

Sepsis, a life-threatening condition caused by dysregulated host response to infection, remains a major cause of global ...

ATLANTA, GA—Investigational agents that work by inhibiting apolipoprotein C-III (APOC3) are effective at reducing triglyceride levels, two phase IIb studies show. In Bridge-TIMI 73a, treatment with ...

The higher a person’s triglyceride levels, the more likely they are to experience acute pancreatitis. Very high triglycerides occur when triglyceride levels reach 500 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl), ...

Two new small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapeutics (both Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals), each targeting different genes involved in the regulation of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, have been shown to be ...

High triglyceride levels (more than 200 milligrams per deciliter) can raise your risk of heart attack, stroke, and other serious heart conditions. Medications to lower triglycerides include niacin, ...