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Jan 2020

Cholesterol-busting injection to be pioneered by the NHS

The NHS in England is to pioneer a twice-yearly jab that reduces bad cholesterol to protect the heart. Millions of people currently take a daily dose of statins to reduce their cholesterol. However, later this year a ‘ground-breaking’ large-scale clinical trial will offer NHS patients a new gene silencing form of medicine in an injection…

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21
Jun 2017

Cholesterol-lowering vaccine trials underway

Following successful studies in mice, human trials are now underway of a cholesterol-lowering jab to assist in the prevention of heart disease. The vaccine is constructed to stop arteries being clogged by fatty deposits and offers patients an alternative to taking daily medication to reduce the risk of heart attacks, angina and stroke. The vaccine…

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