Akira Endo, Scholar of Statins That Reduce Heart Disease, Dies at 90 NYT: Science By: Hisako Ueno and Mike Ives 15 June 2024 at 09:21 The Japanese biochemist found in the 1970s that cholesterol-lowering drugs lowered the level of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, in the blood. © Jiji Press, via Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesAkira Endo in an undated photo. He grew more than 6,000 fungi in the early 1970s as part of his research on cholesterol.
Transplanted Pig Kidney Is Removed From Patient NYT: Science By: Roni Caryn Rabin 4 June 2024 at 13:41 The organ, from a genetically modified animal, failed because of a lack of blood flow, surgeons said, but did not appear to have been rejected by the body. © Shelby Lum/Associated PressLisa Pisano looked at photos of her dog after receiving a pig kidney transplant at the NYU Langone Health in New York in April.
Thousands Believe Covid Vaccines Harmed Them. Is Anyone Listening? NYT: Science By: Apoorva Mandavilli 3 May 2024 at 13:18 All vaccines have at least occasional side effects. But people who say they were injured by Covid vaccines believe their cases have been ignored. © Hannah Yoon for The New York Times
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