Statin Use Linked to Dementia

Statin medications to lower your cholesterol could harm your brain health, even leading to dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Having lower levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is linked to a higher risk of dementia, according to a study of nearly 4,000 people aged 50 and over

• A high level of LDL cholesterol was found to be inversely associated with dementia in the study participants, even after controlling for other factors that might increase ri…