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Researchers develop a promising drug, demonstrate effective treatment for a rare hereditary muscle disease
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Researchers develop a promising drug, demonstrate effective treatment for a rare hereditary muscle disease

by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Skeletal muscle fibers. Credit: Berkshire Community College Bioscience Image Library / Public domain Statins are the most commonly used medication in lowering blood cholesterol, prescribed to tens of millions in the Western world. Statins act through inhibition of the enzyme HMG CoA reductase. Nearly 20% of statin users develop...