An Experimental Single-Time Treatment Slashed Cholesterol for a Year NYT > Top Stories By: Carolyn Y. Johnson 28 August 2026 at 17:30 A small gene-editing study significantly reduced LDL cholesterol levels, and the results have stuck a year later. © Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library, via AlamyAn illustration of “bad” cholesterol molecules, in yellow, binding to receptors, in blue-purple. In the study, patients saw their “bad” LDL cholesterol and triglycerides levels drop by up to 50 percent — and remain steady a year later.
‘Intrinsic Capacity’: The Most Important Longevity Term You’ve Never Heard Of NYT > Top Stories By: Dana G. Smith 27 August 2026 at 16:28 Intrinsic capacity is quickly becoming a preferred way to measure and assess human aging.
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