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Simvastatin trial linked to vascular system

Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 11:44 pm
by frodo
Professor John Greenwood at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology investigates the potential benefit of statins in auto-immune diseases and is following the current trial of statins in MS. He says:

"This study suggests, however, that the beneficial effect might be on vascular function rather than the immune system"

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... rch-statin

Re: Simvastatin trial linked to vascular system

Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 8:51 am
by 1eye
Heard a quotation today (not verbatim but similar): Science progresses one funeral at a time.