Nanoparticle 'wrapper' delivers chemical that stops fatty buildup in rodent arteries
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - 18:40
in Health & Medicine
In what may be a major leap forward in the quest for new treatments of the most common form of cardiovascular disease, scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have found a way to halt and reverse the progression of atherosclerosis in rodents by loading microscopic nanoparticles with a chemical that restores the animals' ability to properly handle cholesterol.