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Could a single drug treat the two leading causes of death in the US: cancer and cardiovascular disease?

  • Written by Bryan Smith, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan State University
Could a single drug treat the two leading causes of death in the US: cancer and cardiovascular disease?Identifying the commonalities between cardiovascular disease and cancer could lead to improved treatments for both.Sveta Zi/iStock via Getty Images Plus

What would you guess are the two biggest killers in the world? Based on media coverage, maybe you guessed gun violence, accidents or COVID-19. But the top two killers are actually cardiovascular...

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