#  A Shot Against Heart Attacks 

 





June 11, 2014

 

 

[Harvard Stem Cell Institute](http://hsci.harvard.edu/) (HSCI) scientists collaborating with researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a “genome-editing” approach for permanently reducing [cholesterol levels](http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Cholesterol/AboutCholesterol/What-Your-Cholesterol-Levels-Mean_UCM_305562_Article.jsp) in mice through a single injection, a development that could reduce the risk of heart attacks in humans by 40 to 90 percent. Read more [here](http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/06/a-shot-against-heart-attacks/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=06.11.daily.b%20(1)). 

 

 

 



 

 

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