The debate continues as to whether or not statins have effects other than those that lower lipids that may provide additional cardiovascular benefits. An array of proposed pleiotropic effects have ...

Statins are the go-to medications for lowering "bad" LDL cholesterol, reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and ...

Almost half of Americans ages 40 to 75 and nearly all men older than 60 qualify to consider cholesterol-lowering statin drugs under new heart disease prevention guidelines, an analysis concludes. It’s ...

If you’re taking statins for high cholesterol, you may have encountered friends or family (or social media commenters) who point out a potential link to dementia. It’s enough to make anyone pause.

Cholesterol-lowering medicines are some of the most commonly prescribed, effective drugs. But to influencers on TikTok, they're the enemy. The cholesterol-lowering drug Simvastatin. Like other statins ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Do statins cause dementia? Millions of patients in the U.S. take the medication to help lower cholesterol levels. Some researchers have raised the question of whether that type of drug ...

Some people are turning to Reddit to find out if there are foods to avoid while taking statins. Except for grapefruit and grapefruit juice, strictly avoiding certain foods isn’t necessary. Instead, ...

There’s a good reason why high cholesterol is known as a “silent killer”. In most cases it has no symptoms but potentially ...