Scientists Find an “Off Switch” for Cholesterol – And It Could Save Millions

University of Texas at Arlington scientists have pinpointed an enzyme, IDO1, that flips the body’s cholesterol-processing machinery into chaos during inflammation. By shutting this “off switch,” immune cells called macrophages regain their ability to soak up cholesterol, potentially stopping heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and more before they start. The team also fingered nitric oxide synthase […] Read More