Cardiovascular disease

Research has shown which statins people with diabetes should be taking if they want to lower their “bad” cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease.  An analysis of data from 42 clinical trials showed the effectiveness of seven statins in lowering all types of bad cholesterol for patients with diabetes.   Bad cholesterol in the blood, known as non-high-density […]

Novartis and NHS England are to pioneer a population health management approach to address elevated LDL-C in patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) across England.  The collaboration received positive final recommendation from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for use of inclisiran in primary care for the treatment of adult patients within its licenced indication1 who also have persistently elevated LDL-C […]

Silence Therapeutics and Nasdaq have announced positive topline data from the GEMINI Phase I study of its wholly owned product candidate, SLN124, in healthy volunteers. SLN124, an siRNA which targets TMPRSS6, is in development for the treatment of iron-loading anaemia conditions, thalassemia and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The GEMINI Phase I, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-ascending dose […]