An unhealthy western diet could harm more than just your waistline -- it may also increase your risk of Alzheimer's disease. Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute researchers have found that ''ABC proteins,'' which help control cholesterol leve...

The New York Academy of Sciences on cholesterol and Alzheimer's disease (AD): ''Over the past decade, as cell biologists and biochemists have investigated the complex pathogenesis of AD with new tools in neurochemistry, the metabolic pathways of cholesterol in the brain have generated fruitful and promising research, produced new ideas, and helped ...