Statin study shows no memory loss

Posted on by kaitiscotland

From BMJ 18 Jan 2020

An Australian study looked at how 1,000 community living Australians aged between 70 and 90 got on with memory and cognition tests over a six year period.

It found no differences between people who took statins and those who had never taken them. If anything, statin use reduced decline in memory especially in those with heart disease or who were carriers of apolipoprotein E4.

Magnetic resonance imaging of some of the group detected no effects of statins on total brain volume or on hippocampal or para-hippocampal volumes.

BMJ 2020; 368:m52

Published by kaitiscotland

I am a Scottish doctor who is working to improve the outcomes for people who have diabetes using a low carb diet, and advanced insulin techniques when necessary. Professionally I provide expert witness reports in the clinical forensic and family medicine areas and I also provide complementary therapies. I enjoy cooking, cinema, reading, travel and cats.

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