SOURCE: Medical News Today
DATE: February 15, 2008
EXCERPT: "The media is reporting stories of doctors observing that cholesterol lowering statins caused loss of memory and thinking skills in some of their female patients. At the moment this "evidence" is purely anecdotal, but it appears to be gathering pace, and doctors are sufficiently concerned to say there should be more studies on the link between statins and cognition, particularly in women. ... Researchers at the University of California at San Diego UCSD) are coming to the end of a randomized controlled trial on the effect of statins on behaviour, mood, thinking skills, and quality of life." more
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Beatrice Golomb, lead researcher on the UCSD study. Stay tuned for study results.
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