Tag: Statins
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Multiple sclerosis pathogenesis: association between amount of leaked hemoglobin and severity of brain shrinkage
A leak of a protein called hemoglobin from damaged red blood cells may be associated with brain shrinkage in multiple sclerosis. This is the conclusion of a team from Imperial College London, whose early-stage findings suggest treatments that lower levels of hemoglobin could slow progression of the disease. Haemoglobin carries iron and oxygen around the…
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Research shows Statins lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
The new study shows that, based on a sample of 399,979 Medicare beneficiaries, men and women who took statins two years or more lowered their risk of Alzheimer’s disease in the period spanning from 2009 to 2013. The incidence of Alzheimer’s disease was reduced for beneficiaries frequently prescribed statins (high users), compared to low users, USC…
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