Statins versus dementia
Drugs designed to fight cholesterol might also prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementia
By Nathan Seppa
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Older people taking statin drugs are less likely to develop dementia than their counterparts who don’t take the pills, a study in the July 29 Neurology suggests.
While the provocative finding offers hope that the cholesterol-reducing drugs might help against Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, scientists say this study is unlikely to be the last word on the topic.