To measure cholesterol levels with the new device, a small amount of blood is enough. The blood is placed in an analyzing chip containing a solution of copper chloride in acetonitrile.

It’s critical for preventing heart disease and other serious health problems. By Knvul Sheikh While 86 million adults in the United States have high cholesterol levels, one third of Americans ...

Among those screened, 32.3% of 9- to 11-year-olds and 30.2% of 17- to 21-year-olds had abnormal lipid levels, defined as having one elevated measure out of five, including total cholesterol of 200 ...