“Society guidelines do not recommend statins for preeclampsia prevention at this time as more research is needed,” Schwabe ...

If statin-associated cognitive impairment is suspected, a trial discontinuation can reveal a temporal relationship. Switching from lipophilic to hydrophilic statins may resolve cognitive impairment.

With this skewed preference for lipophilic statins in this population, a comparison between hydrophilic vs lipophilic statins and their impact on breast cancer recurrence was not feasible. Another ...

Statins help people manage high cholesterol levels, but many experts want to know if these drugs can also support brain health. A new meta-analysis out of Brazil might hold some clues. Using data from ...

Statins, which are prescription drugs that can reduce cholesterol levels and lower the risk for heart disease, don’t affect kidney function, new research shows. Investigators found that taking a ...

On the third trip to the hospital, one doctor asked how long I had been on statins and remarked that they sometimes cause side effects. That inspired me to discontinue the drug, although my GP ...

Pharmacy students (n = 35) were divided into two experimental groups (control and test) and presented with a case report selected from literature involving statin-related myopathy when a pre-test was ...

In the recent years, there have been an increasing number of reports on favourable effects of statins in patients with advanced chronic liver disease. These include reduction in portal pressure, ...

Zocor (simvastatin) and Lipitor (atorvastatin) are both statin drugs, which are medications used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood. Statins primarily work by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA ...

Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States ...

Opens in a new tab or window Previous prospective and retrospective studies had suggested that statins may improve decompensated cirrhosis. In this trial, giving patients simvastatin and rifaximin ...