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Archive Home > 2007 > July > 19 > Statin drug might ward off dementia

Statin drug might ward off dementia


July 19, 2007

The statin drug simvastatin, marketed under the brand name Zocor in the U.S., may help protect against dementia and Parkinson’s disease, according to researchers at Boston University School of Medicine. The researchers used data on 4.5 million patients in the U.S. Veterans Affairs....

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