2 posts tagged ‘cholesterol’

• 7 'Unhealthy' Foods That Are Actually Fine

  Gizmodo, Nov 22, 2023

  Scientific knowledge is ever-evolving and, ideally, self-correcting. Few fields demonstrate that better than the world of nutrition science. In the past, for instance, diet gurus and researchers have made declarations about the ills of having anything more than a little fat, no matter the kind; same with cholesterol.… Read more...

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• Cholesterol-Lowering Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise in First Human Trial

  Gizmodo, Nov 13, 2023

  New research seems to show the potential of a CRISPR-based gene therapy meant to neuter certain forms of cardiovascular disease. In the world’s first human trial of the therapy, people given the highest doses experienced significant and long-lasting reductions in their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). The… Read more...

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