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A cheap vaccine could reduce high cholesterol and slash the risk of diseases like heart disease and stroke within 10 years.
Researchers at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine (UNM) found that the injection lowered LDL (bad) cholesterol by nearly 30 percent in mice and monkeys, which the researchers described as 'promising'.
The vaccine works by blocking the cholesterol-raising protein PCSK9 and would be given once a year if it makes it to pharmacy shelves. The researchers also predict it could cost less than $100 per dose.
After decades of failed public health messaging on weight-related conditions, research has pivoted to treating them with pharmaceuticals. There has already been success, with Wegovy and the newly-approved Zepbound proving highly effective at treating obesity.
Researchers at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine (UNM) found that the injection lowered LDL (bad) cholesterol by nearly 30 percent in mice and monkeys, which the researchers described as 'promising'.
The vaccine works by blocking the cholesterol-raising protein PCSK9 and would be given once a year if it makes it to pharmacy shelves. The researchers also predict it could cost less than $100 per dose.
After decades of failed public health messaging on weight-related conditions, research has pivoted to treating them with pharmaceuticals. There has already been success, with Wegovy and the newly-approved Zepbound proving highly effective at treating obesity.
Now scientists develop a vaccine to lower CHOLESTEROL
A cheap vaccine from researchers at the University of New Mexico could reduce high cholesterol and slash the risk of diseases like heart disease and stroke within 10 years.
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