Statins Don’t Protect Brain in Study

Statin drugs do not prevent Alzheimer’s disease, a study suggests. The study included 929 priests, brothers and nuns who were 75 or older. In a 12-year period, 191 developed Alzheimer’s. This included 16 who had taken statins to reduce cholesterol. Rates of Alzheimer’s were similar between those who took statins and those who did not. Autopsies also showed no differences in the brain. Reuters Health news service wrote about the study January 16. It was published in the journal Neurology.