HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2006--The potential for statin drugs to treat or reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been bolstered by several recently published studies and reviews in leading medical and scientific journals. One study followed 3,334 people over the age of 65 for an average of seven years and found that regular statin use was associated with a rate of deterioration less than half of that of untreated patients (Neurology 2005; 65:1388-1394). A second three year study of 342 AD patients found evidence that statins slowed the progression of AD (J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 2005; 76:1624-1629). Recent expert articles reviewing the clinical and scientific evidence in the field have also highlighted the potential of statin drugs for the treatment or prevention of AD: The American Journal of Medicine 2005; 118: 48S-53S; The Lancet Neurology 2005; 4:841-852; Current Opinions in Lipidology 2005;16: 619-623; The Lancet Neurology 2005; 4: 521-2.
