Investigating the effectiveness of ayurvedic plants on lowering uric acid levels to combat hyperuricemia
The authors test the ability of six ayurvedic plants to reduce levels of uric acid in solution.
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Here, seeking to identify the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), a major cause of cardiovascular disease, the authors used Mendelian randomization. With this method they identified several traits such as blood pressure readings, LDL cholesterol and BMI as significant risk factors. While other traits were not found to be significant risk factors.
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