Researchers look to reduce heart attack risk by 40 to 90% through a single injection

06/12/2014 - 00:00

  By B. D. Colen -<br><br><a href="http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/06/a-shot-against-heart-attacks/">Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) scientists collaborating with researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a “genome-editing” approach for permanently reducing cholesterol levels in mice through a single injection, a development that could reduce the risk of heart attacks in humans by 40 to 90 percent.<br></a><br><a href="http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/06/a-shot-against-heart-attacks/">READ MORE ON HARVARD GAZETTE</a>