Cholesterol

Creator

Creator

Seonglae Cho

Created

Created

2022 Jul 15 16:34

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Editor

Seonglae Cho

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2026 Jun 9 17:48

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Animal sterols

Cholesterol is a component of animal cell membranes, influencing membrane fluidity, and it can also function as a secondary messenger.

Cholesterols

Vaccine

A Game-Changing Vaccine Could Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol by 30%

Affordable and life-saving.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-game-changing-vaccine-could-lower-bad-cholesterol-by-30

A Game-Changing Vaccine Could Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol by 30%

CRISPR

Crispr gene editing shown to permanently lower high cholesterol

Folks with hereditary high cholesterol would be able avoid lifelong medication.

Crispr gene editing shown to permanently lower high cholesterol

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/11/crispr-gene-editing-shown-to-permanently-lower-high-cholesterol

Crispr gene editing shown to permanently lower high cholesterol

Doctors Gene-Edit Patient's Liver to Make Less Cholesterol

A team of researchers from US biotech company Verve Therapeutics have injected a gene-editing serum into a live patient's liver with the goal of lowering their cholesterol, a watershed moment in the history of gene editing that could potentially save millions from cardiovascular disease and heart attacks, MIT Technology Review reports.

https://futurism.com/neoscope/doctors-gene-edit-less-cholesterol

Doctors Gene-Edit Patient's Liver to Make Less Cholesterol

A single-dose gene-editing drug reduces harmful cholesterol by half

Harmful cholesterol levels cut in half with one-time gene editing drug in early trial

One dose of an experimental drug cover offer lifetime treatment for people with high cholesterol, but its long-term safety is uncertain.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/harmful-cholesterol-levels-cut-half-one-time-gene-editing-drug-early-t-rcna242320

Harmful cholesterol levels cut in half with one-time gene editing drug in early trial

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