Thursday 9th February 2012
Glasgow Caledonian University aims for new heart disease drug
Herald Scotland
A Scottish university is aiming to make a breakthrough in the fight against heart disease by identifying a new drug which can cut fat deposits in arteries.
Glasgow Caledonian University has been given £90,407 from Heart Research UK to fund a two-year study.
Prof Annette Graham's team has previously identified a protein which can help cut arterial fat deposits.
It now wants to identify a compound which will boost levels of the protein, or make what is there more effective.