Researchers find potential key to preventing heart attacks, strokes in older adults
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 08:01
in Health & Medicine
Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1), a protein that is naturally found in high levels among adolescents, can help prevent arteries from clogging, researchers have discovered. They say that increasing atherosclerosis patients’ levels of the protein could reduce the amount of plaque buildup in their arteries, lowering their risk of heart disease.