Researchers develop vaccine to treat high cholesterol

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 09:00 in Health & Medicine

A team of researchers at the University of New Mexico (UNM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a vaccine to treat high cholesterol. The vaccine, which targets a molecule called PCSK9, a protein involved in cholesterol metabolism, is a cost-effective alternative to current expensive cholesterol drugs and could lead to a widely […]

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