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Study links 'bad cholesterol' to dementia

Reducing levels of LDL-cholesterol can reduce the risk of dementia by 26%, and statins could add to the benefit, according to a just-published study.

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NICE says statins should be used more widely in NHS

Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs could be available to millions more patients in the UK, if new recommendations from health technology assessment (HTA) organisation NICE are implemented.

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Statins could protect against motor neurone disease, scienti...

High cholesterol could be a risk factor in development of motor neurone disease, according to a study of genetic data by UK scientists.

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New statins study reignites old row

But data sparks new row among doctors.

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Patients may have quit statins after media row

Coverage may have given "disproportional weight" to concerns over side effects.

Study links 'bad cholesterol' to dementia

NICE says statins should be used more widely in NHS

Statins could protect against motor neurone disease, scienti...

New statins study reignites old row

Patients may have quit statins after media row

NHS "isn't delivering equitable care for rare diseases"

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