A protein at the heart of heart disease

Photo caption: Mizzou’s Keith Cassidy and Zachary Berndsen are studying a protein at the heart of heart disease. Photo credit: Abbie Lankitus. Article by Brian Consiglio. Show Me Mizzou – February 3, 2025. Study: Nature.

Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) — commonly known as bad cholesterol — have long been on scientists’ radar as a major contributor to heart disease. But these microscopic troublemakers have hidden their inner workings behind a maze of complexity. That is, until now. In a new study published in Nature, University of Missouri researchers have, for the first time, […]

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