Early Statins Cut Dementia Risk

MunichStarting statins early cut dementia risk by 15%.

Timing, not the drug alone, decides how much protection 132,000 tracked patients got.

High LDL cholesterol narrows blood vessels feeding the brain for decades before symptoms appear, researchers told the European Society of Cardiology.

The 15-year Danish study is observational, not a randomised trial, researchers cautioned.

Sources: The Guardian