Statins not factor in Alzheimer's prevention, researcher says
There is "no relation between statin use and Alzheimer's," says the author of a recent medical center study on statins and Alzheimer's.
Some recent reports have claimed that statins
(cholesterol-lowering drugs) have a positive effect in protection against the
disease. Nearly 1,000 dementia-free members of the Catholic clergy participated
in the 12-year study, which is featured in Wednesday's edition of the American
Academy of Neurology.
"The study also found no association between taking
statins and a slower cognitive decline among older people," said author
Zoe Arvanitakis, MD, MS, associate professor of the Department of Neurological
Sciences at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
