ECTRIMS 2024: Simvastatin fails to slow disability progression in...
WEB22 hours ago · Daily treatment with high-dose simvastatin, a widely used cholesterol-lowering medication, failed to slow disability progression in adults with secondary progressive disease or SPMS, according to ...
The Gene That Explains Statins’ Most Puzzling Side Effect - The Atlantic
WEBJun 27, 2023 · America’s Most Popular Drug Has a Puzzling Side Effect. We Finally Know Why. The reason statins can make your muscles sore or weak was unclear—until scientists accidentally stumbled upon an...
Clinical trial: Cholesterol drug ineffective for treatment of multiple ...
WEB16 hours ago · Results of a world-first phase 3 trial for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), led by UCL researchers, have shown that the commonly used high-cholesterol drug simvastatin cannot slow ...
Simvastatin in Critically Ill Patients with Covid-19
WEBOct 25, 2023 · We investigated the effect of the initiation of simvastatin treatment on survival and organ support in hospitalized patients with Covid-19 not receiving statins at baseline in the Randomized ...
Researchers solve mystery of how statins improve blood vessel …
WEBMay 8, 2023 · To take a closer look at statins’ effect on blood vessels, Liu and colleagues tested a common statin, simvastatin, on lab-grown human endothelial cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells.
WEBOct 25, 2023 · In an ongoing international, multifactorial, adaptive platform, randomized, con-trolled trial, we evaluated simvastatin (80 mg daily) as compared with no statin (control) in critically ill ...
Statins may not be needed by millions of people, study suggests
WEBJun 10, 2024 · Health. Millions fewer people may need statins, a new study suggests. But guidelines have yet to agree. By Elizabeth Cooney. Reprints. A new analysis suggests that far fewer Americans would be...
Don’t need high cholesterol to benefit from statins - Harvard Gazette
WEBDec 6, 2023 · Two new studies found that statins, the most prescribed class of drugs to treat high cholesterol, are protective for high-risk groups who haven’t yet had a heart attack or stroke but could be at risk of one, according to Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Not all statins are created equal - Wyss Institute
WEBMay 9, 2023 · The results showed that only simvastatin and atorvastatin correlated with significantly increased survival in COVID-19 patients. This confirmed that not all statins have the same effects on the human body, although they share the same molecular target.
Latest statins guidance keeps more conservative approach to ... - CNN
WEBAug 23, 2022 · CNN — The US Preventive Services Task Force on Tuesday announced its latest guidelines on the use of statins to prevent a first heart attack or stroke. The recommendations are virtually unchanged...