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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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), ...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who received regular medium-chain triglyceride supplementation showed notable improvement in their health-related quality of life compared with those on a ...

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, ...

In Alzheimer’s disease, microglia pack on fat, which impairs phagocytosis. Now, scientists led by Christiane Ruedl of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, report that blocking lipid buildup in ...