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Statins Harm Mitochrondria
Statins, the wildly popular cholesterol-lowering drugs, may interact with at least one blood pressure drug to damage the mitochondria, the powerhouses of cells, the researchers reported in the journal Nature Biotechnology.
The mitochondria are structures in cells that make adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, which helps power cells. Mootha’s team tested [...]
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