News about Cholesterol

Research April 7 2025

Two out of three high-risk patients do not reach recommended cholesterol levels: women and elderly patients suffer the most from undertreatment

A study led by IDIBAPS-HOSPITAL CLÍNIC and CAPSBE involving nearly 2,000 patients has detected that only 35% of patients with a history of heart dise1

Health Topics January 22 2024

Is there a cholesterol vaccine?

The Spanish Medicines Agency has approved a drug that works in a "similar" way to a vaccine, to reduce blood cholesterol concentrations and which is1

Research October 26 2021

Daily consumption of walnuts reduces “bad" cholesterol and improves the quality of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)

The Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS is carrying out a trial to explore the effects of a diet enriched with walnuts for two years on healthy ageing in individ1