New drug found to melt away heart-clogging fat with just one dose

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From https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/03/drug-melts-away-heart-fat-in-just-one-dose.html :

New drug found to melt away heart-clogging fat with just one dose
David Reid | @cnbcdavy

- Mice tested with the drug saw artery fat deposits 'melt away' say researchers
- Drug was originally developed to tackle cancer and diabetes
- Next step for scientists is to begin human testing

A new drug designed for tackling cancer and diabetes has been found to melt away fat that clogs up arteries.

Researchers from the University of Aberdeen claim that just a single dose of the new drug Trodusquemine can completely reverse the effects of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the build-up of fatty plaque inside arteries which in turn can cause a number of different heart problems. In particular, it is the condition that causes heart attacks and strokes.

All humans have some level of fatty streaks in their arteries which develop further with age, according to Mirela Delibegovic, a professor at the university, who is helping to lead the study.

Her team at the University of Aberdeen tested mice and found that those given either a single a dose or a regular treatment of Trodusquemine, then had less fatty plaques in their arteries.

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[MrScorpio]

1. OK, but how will this drug otherwise kill us?

[HAB911]

2. Other than having to see commercials every 10 mins

on every channel with scenes of unrelated people having feel good fun while urging us to "Ask your doctor"?

[wyldwolf]

5. commercial will have men in their late 50s/60s. "NOW your heart is healthy enough for Viagra"

[LudwigPastorius]

19. Side effects may include...

...headache, nausea, vomiting, death, dizziness, uncontrollable falling down, dysentery, cardiac arrhythmia, mild heart explosions, varicose veins, darkened stool, existential angst, lycanthropy, more vomiting, hot dog fingers, hemorrhoids, diabetes, loss of virginity, mild discomfort, arteriosclerosis, toenail dysphoria, spontaneous dental hydroplosion, sugar high, even more vomiting, ataxia, a good scolding from your mom, and mild rash.

[liberaltrucker]

20. ...and Methodists.

[videohead5]

23. And Stinky Tonsil Stones

[longship]

25. You forgot "lurgi"

Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, and Harry Secombe! The best of British Comedy.

[The Polack MSgt]

32. Thank goodness,

I was worried that it may include "anal leakage"

[louis-t]

37. "And anal leakage."

You're welcome.

[The Polack MSgt]

38. 😝 nt

[burnbaby]

40. Lol

Love the mom line

[nolabels]

21. The good thing is it will get rid of those fatty deposits.......

the bad news it will probably kill you..........more tRump trade offs

[Hortensis]

39. I'm thinking that anal leakage. All that grease has to

be eliminated. One hopes. God, you don't suppose sitting afterward could collect it there?!

[orleans]

27. lol n/t

[NightWatcher]

3. It will go on sale for a million dollars a dose. Ha ha you poor people can't have it.

[Angry Dragon]

4. SO TRUE

[Cicada]

29. India copies patented drugs and sells them at low prices - take a trip

India does not recognize drug patents if the price blocks Indians from being able to afford them.

For $10,000 you can have a five star vacation and get the one time drug.

At least that’s what I have read.

But that darned Adam Conover ruins everything and he says 80% of the drugs that work on mice don’t work on humans.

[TheDebbieDee]

41. Adam ruins everything, dammit!

[Laffy Kat]

6. In the long run, it seems like Big Pharm would lose $$ on statins w/this new agent.

Interested if anything comes of it.

[C Moon]

24. Very true

[lagomorph777]

7. Maybe it actually works - don't tell Trump about it.

[onecent]

13. That's for sure!!!!

[Binkie The Clown]

8. There's a better way to unclog arties, proven effective, but people just don't want to do it.

From Cleveland Clinic cardiac surgeon Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD:

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease

But of course, most people, once told what the cure is, will plug their ears, shout "nah, nah, nah, I can't hear you!" and run screaming in the opposite direction. I guess those people would rather have heart disease than to have it cured. Their choice.

[AtheistCrusader]

10. Surely there's some peer-reviewed evidence to back up his sales pitch?

[Ms. Toad]

31. A quick search would have turned up:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25198208

[Binkie The Clown]

34. Yup. Lots of it. If you're interested, go look for it. It's not my job to convince you. nt

[IronLionZion]

14. If it involves vegetables and cardio exercise

then many of us would rather just enjoy life and die before we get old.

[iscooterliberally]

18. I can't haz cheezeburger?

[BSdetect]

9. No need to avoid donuts anymore then?

Buy Dunkin Donut shares.

[Cryptoad]

12. +1000

[Cryptoad]

11. ,,,, and its only $10,000 per treatment.....

[IronLionZion]

16. If we only need one treatment

it could be worth it considering the cost for bypasses and other heart disease treatments

[Cryptoad]

17. yep,,, if u have $10,000

if u don't they figure u dont need to go on living no way!

[yallerdawg]

15. I guess we're too freakin' lazy now...

to take a Lipitor after every meal!

"One dose."

[thesquanderer]

36. There can be side effects from taking something every day for decades,

which we don't necessarily fully know about at this point. So it's not (just) laziness that gives something like this an appeal.

And while whatever they'd end up charging could be a lot, I wonder how it would compare to 40 years of Lipitor.

Moreover, lowering cholesterol is not the same as removing fatty buildups in arteries. It only lowers a correlating risk factor of buildup.

I believe there are still controversies about both the risks and benefits of statins.

[Orrex]

22. If I know one thing...

It's that DU will greet every new medical breakthrough with 500 sourpuss replies taking about how lethal or costly it is, or how it will be suppressed by Big Pharma.


Democrats. The Party of Hope.

[Aristus]

33. Not to mention replies about how evil, sadistic, or greedy all medical providers are

for prescribing it, or for not prescribing it, or over-prescribing it, or under-prescribing it, or not prescribing it for patients who "really need it!!!, or for not standing on our heads while we prescribe it, or for keeping our fingers crossed while we prescribe it. All while riding in our Rolls-Royces to the waterfront to take a trip on our yachts.

[Orrex]

42. When are you having me over for caviar and foie gras again? It's been ages!

[Aristus]

43. As soon as I can finally find someone who knows how to polish silver properly

and wax the parquet ballroom floor to the right consistency.

One just can't get good help these days...

[Turbineguy]

26. Ummmmmmm........

Thick steak........

Ummmmmmm.....

[Javaman]

28. side effect...

may clog arteries.

[dalton99a]

30. "Ask your doctor if it is right for you. Side effects include headache, sore throat, and death"

[Vinca]

35. Sounds great, but imagine if we all lived forever . . .