In a randomized trial published Oct. 25, 2026, in the European Journal of Nutrition, adults with high LDL cholesterol who drank soymilk enriched with plant sterols and soluble fiber for 8 weeks lowered LDL by 5.5 mg/dL more than with…
In a small randomized trial of 62 people with stroke caused by narrowed brain arteries, adding the PCSK9 inhibitor alirocumab to a high-intensity statin for 6 months reduced the narrowing by 8.9 percentage points more than the statin alone.
In 1721 patients after an acute coronary syndrome, multiplying age by LDL cholesterol gave a simple estimate of lifetime cholesterol exposure. Those above the median had more repeat heart events: 39.4% vs. 30.2%.