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4:21 am
June 9, 2010
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rsbanks
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I have just read that Alzheimer's disease might be helped by statin drugs. Researchers at the University of Washington found that it contributed to a 38% decrease in the development of Alzheimer's disease in subjects aged 65 to 80.
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9:12 am
June 10, 2010
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saigonrose
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I'm not surprised. Statin drugs help lower your cholesterol and as scientists found out, these are very effective at reducing the risk of developing vascular dementia, which together with Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia. So I guess statin drugs would work on Alzheimers, not just vascular dementia.
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5:43 am
June 12, 2010
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riversiene
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Hmmm, that really doesn't follow. Those who smoke, are hypertensive, have high cholesterol levels, are obese or are diabetecs are more prone to develop vascular dementia. Statin drugs help lower the risk on you developing vascular dementia by lowering you cholesterol level. With low cholesterol, you have a lesser chance of developing the disease. Alzheimers, on the other hand, is not
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8:54 am
June 12, 2010
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LovesSarah
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I am also surprised but also hopeful that this would lead to a better understanding of the disease.
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7:32 am
September 11, 2010
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SoftlySpoken
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I'm not a big fan of statins I have to admit. I think the drug companies push them too much without also recommending that people taking them should also be taking Coenzyme Q10 supplements because statins destroy the natural CoQ10 produced by your body.
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4:33 am
January 5, 2011
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stacy29
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"Statins" are a class of drugs that lower the level of cholesterol in the blood by reducing the production of cholesterol by the liver. Statins block the enzyme in the liver that is responsible for making cholesterol. This enzyme is called hydroxy-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase). Scientifically, statins are referred to as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors.
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7:55 am
July 29, 2011
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Justin Lee
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The fact that inflammation is part of the Alzheimer's disease process and statins are effective anti-inflammatory agents. The cholesterol inhibiting effects of statins, which according to Lorin should aggravate Alzheimer's disease are off-set, at least in part, by the anti-inflammatory benefit of these same drugs.The researchers found that patients using Statins had no reduction in
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