A research conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has combined futuristic nanotechnology with an old drug to treat atherosclerotic plaques. The scientists have found that drug-laced nano-particles in collaboration with a statin can curb the growth of blood vessels that lead to arterial plaques. The findings suggest that this treatment also prevents these tiny vessels from resuming their growth. The test on rabbits, if successful in human patients with atherosclerosis, can prove to be a boon.