Can these cholesterol drugs protect seniors from Alzheimer's?


By AGENCY

Certain cholesterol-lowering drugs may be useful to help lower risk of dementia in seniors.

Some cholesterol-lowering drugs, known as statins, appear to be linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease in certain people, suggested a study published on Nov 12.

However, not all patients benefited, and the report stopped short of establishing any cause and effect, so experts said rigorous cli-nical trials are needed to further explore the issue.

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