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Study: Cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor may also help ward off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
Submitted by Wesley on July 22, 2007 - 11:34am.
Readers of the post "Brain Health Is Really Whole Body Health" won't be too surprised to read of the results of the Boston University study that found that the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor (simvastatin) reduced the incidence of both Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's. All of the normal qualifiers apply to the study's conclusions, namely the results are preliminary and require more research; however the new findings support previous observational studies which indicated that statins might play a beneficial role in the diseases. The role of inflammation in both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's was also highlighted in the study indicating the importance of addressing inflammation as part of one's personal health program. One reason Zocor delayed Alzheimer's is that it reduces inflammation. Newsweek has a story and interview on the study with this critical information:
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As long as this is a
As long as this is a registered drug, I think it should be made popular. These illnesses are very tough for the pacient and the family, it leaves a lot of scars, and the more help these people get the better. Still, we have to be careful of how we administrate this, drugs are drugs, and some people may still get addicted and end up in a drug detox clinic.
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