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 ...

Findings from a new study “support the hypothesis that statin intake on a regular basis is associated with a risk reduction of developing a new gallstone diagnosis followed by cholecystectomy ...

Statins have both lipid-modifying and anti-inflammatory effects and are established in the general prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease; their role in rheumatoid arthritis ...

Statins are commonly prescribed medications that help lower high cholesterol levels, reducing the risk of heart disease.

People with high cholesterol levels also often have other health conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes or obesity, which are themselves risk factors for dementia. Separating these factors in ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, a large collaborative team of researchers investigated the factors associated with the increased risk of diabetes due to statin ...

Among participants in the landmark ORAL Surveillance study assigned to the JAK inhibitor tofacitinib (Xeljanz) and also using ...

Around eight million people in the UK are on statins, and I may soon have to join them. The results of a couple of blood ...