Don’t need high cholesterol to benefit from statins
New studies provide additional context to debate about whether there are benefits to initiating statin use in people who don’t already have high cholesterol or cardiovascular disease.
Miles Martin
• harvard
Dec. 6, 2023 • ~5 min
Dec. 6, 2023 • ~5 min
Lab-grown ‘small blood vessels’ point to potential treatment for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia
Cambridge scientists have grown small blood vessel-like models in the lab and used them to show how damage to the scaffolding that supports these vessels can
Cambridge University News •
cambridge
Nov. 16, 2023 • ~4 min
Nov. 16, 2023 • ~4 min
Faster-than-reflexes robo-boots boost balance
If you want to use an exoskeleton to improve balance, a study finds that superhuman reflexes can help you stay upright.
Owen Beck, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin
• conversation
Feb. 15, 2023 • ~6 min
Feb. 15, 2023 • ~6 min
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