For decades doctors have been telling their patients that high levels of HDL, otherwise known as “good cholesterol,” could protect them from heart disease. But a new study suggests that having a lot ...

Data from the large-scale SWAN study suggest a rethinking of HDL as beneficial cholesterol for women in menopause. Postmenopausal factors may negatively affect the heart-protective qualities of ...

Samar R. El Khoudary, Ph.D., M.P.H., professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health HDL particles vary in their size, composition and level of functioning. The team ...