Data included more than a million participants to find that Alzheimer's risk was up to 76% lower in these cases.

If you’re taking statins for high cholesterol, you may have encountered friends or family (or social media commenters) who point out a potential link to dementia. It’s enough to make anyone pause.

A new study has found a link between 'bad' cholesterol and the risk of dementia. It suggests that common cholesterol-lowering medicines, like statins, can help protect brain health as we age, even in ...

There were more than 55 million people around the world living with dementia in 2020. Previous research shows there are a number of risk factors that can increase a person’s risk for dementia, such as ...

Statins reduce dementia risk among people with heart failure, according to a report published Jan. 16 in Lancet Regional Health. Heart failure and dementia have many similar pathological mechanisms, ...

Cholesterol-lowering drugs may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease for some patients. The corresponding study was published in Alzheimer's Research and Therapy. Around a quarter of cholesterol ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People with heart failure taking statins were less likely to develop any form of dementia. Statin use was also ...

Blood fat-lowering statins could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, at least for some patients. This is the result of a new study led by Karolinska Institutet published in Alzheimer Research ...