U.S. researchers have developed
a synthetic form of good cholesterol known as HDL they hope
will be able to keep levels of bad cholesterol in check.
The compound, which has a tiny core of gold, is
manufactured using nanotechnology, and its developers think it
has the potential to rid the body of excess bad cholesterol.
"The idea is you take this and effectively just urinate it
out," said Chad Mirkin of Northwestern University in Chicago,
whose study was published on Monday in the Journal of the
American Chemical Society.
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