SYDNEY: Cholesterol-lowering drugs taken by millions of Australians might protect against Alzheimer’s disease, a large study suggests.
A new analysis of 400,000 Americans who took statins during a two-year period found that for many people, the higher their use, the lower their risk of Alzheimer’s disease over the following five years.
The research looking at people aged over 65 for seven years discovered there was a 15 per cent lower incidence of the disease among women who had high exposure to statins (people who filled the most prescriptions over two years).