Further lowering of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in patients with already low LDL-C produced benefit in terms of reduced risk for major vascular events with no serious adverse effects, a large meta-analysis suggests. Marc S. Sabatine, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues analyzed data for a subgroup of patients with
Results from at-home genetic tests are not always accurate. A new study in the journal Genetics in Medicine, published by Springer Nature, now shows that up to 40 percent of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests provide incorrect readings in the raw data. Stephany Leigh Tandy-Connor, study leader at Ambry Genetics Corp in the US, expressed
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