Effect of cholesterol medicine on inflammatory diseases mapped
Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 11:41
in Health & Medicine
The cholesterol medicine simvastatin, which is one of the most commonly used pharmaceuticals in the world, also has a beneficial effect on the immune defense system with regard to diseases such as type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers have now explored why this is so, and their findings may result in improved treatment.