Lovastatin: a new weapon against plague?

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Lovastatin: a new weapon against plague?

An experimental study has revealed that lovastatin, a drug prescribed for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia, protects animals against the deadly effects of plague. This infectious disease is on the upsurge in parts of the world. These results obtained by French scientists at the Unite de Recherche ...

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New discovery could lead to vaccines for plague and bacterial pneumonias | e! Science News

esciencenews.com — “There is an ongoing battle in the "war on terror" that remains mostly unseen to the public -- a race between scientists working to develop a vaccine to protect against plague and the terrorists who seek to use plague as a weapon.” View full resource at esciencenews.com

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