Lưu trữ Danh mục: Statins

The scientist whose work led to the creation of statins, a chemical that prevents heart attacks and strokes, has died aged 90. Akira Endo found the first cholesterol-lowering compound in 1973 in a lab in Tokyo. The Japanese biochemist was said to have been inspired by Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin in 1928, which lead […]