Cholesterol-lowering Drug Boosts Bone Repair
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 22:21
in Health & Medicine
Lovastatin, a drug used to lower cholesterol and help prevent cardiovascular disease, has been shown to improve bone healing in an animal model of neurofibromatosis type 1. The research, reported today in the open access journal BMC Medicine, will be of great interest to NF1 patients and their physicians.