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Scientists discover a hidden driver of high cholesterol and a way to stop it

ScienceDailySunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:57 AM

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Scientists discover a hidden driver of high cholesterol and a way to stop it
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Scientists have uncovered a hidden mechanism that allows high-cholesterol diets to undermine the body's natural cholesterol defenses, and blocking it dramatically lowered harmful LDL cholesterol in mice.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Scientists have uncovered a hidden mechanism that allows high-cholesterol diets to undermine the body's natural cholesterol defenses, and blocking it dramatically lowered harmful LDL cholesterol in mice.
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Scientists have uncovered a hidden mechanism that allows high-cholesterol diets to undermine the body's natural cholesterol defenses, and blocking it dramatically lowered harmful LDL cholesterol in mice.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.

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