Designer RNA Fights High Cholesterol, Researchers Find
ScienceDaily (Aug. 11, 2008) — Small, specially designed bits of ribonucleic acid (RNA) can interfere with cholesterol metabolism, reducing harmful cholesterol by two-thirds in pre-clinical tests, according to a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center in collaboration with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Instapundit.com -
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BACON. And this shows just how impact one blogger can have. John Scalzi owns Internet bacon now.
The only thing better than bacon is bacon grease. It goes with almost anything.

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Daily caffeine ‘protects brain’
Coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body, research suggests.
The drink has already been linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s Disease, and a study by a US team for the Journal of Neuroinflammation may explain why.
Say no more. Normally I’d want to […]

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Vytorin Makes Merck And Schering Swoon - Forbes.com
Partial results from the study were released in January showing Vytorin did not decrease plaque build-up in the arteries more than Zocor alone.
Actually, that’s not what the study showed.
EDITORIAL; Cholesterol Drug Bombs - New York Times
For two years, the patients received either Zocor, an older […]

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