• 11/29/2024

Ferid Murad, who won Nobel Prize for cardiovascular discovery, dies at 86

Washington Post

He showed that nitric oxide — an air pollutant — plays a key role in relaxing blood vessels. The startling discovery led to medical advances in treating heart disease and erectile dysfunction.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/09/11/ferid-murad-nobel-prize-winner-in-medicine-for-cardiovascular-discovery-of-nitroglycerin/