New insights into link between anti-cholesterol statin drugs and depression
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 12:14
in Health & Medicine
Scientists are reporting a possible explanation for the symptoms of anxiety and depression that occur in some patients taking the popular statin family of anti-cholesterol drugs, and reported by some individuals on low-cholesterol diets. These symptoms could result from long-term, low levels of cholesterol in the brain, the report suggests.
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