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The Effects of Lipophilic Statins on Alzheimer's Disease

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A new study found that lipophilic statins can accelerate the rate of decline in Alzheimer's disease. But other studies showed people on them got dementia at lower rates than those who weren't taking them. So what happened is that when we put in the mechanism of statins, it changed the shape of the curve. It stays up higher, and then it falls faster.

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