Comments on: Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Could Dramatically Cut Dementia Risk http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/29/cholesterol-lowering-drugs-could-dramatically-cut-dementia-risk/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:42:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: eml256 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/29/cholesterol-lowering-drugs-could-dramatically-cut-dementia-risk/#comment-1933 eml256 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:57:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/29/cholesterol-lowering-drugs-could-dramatically-cut-dementia-risk/#comment-1933 Recent media release: "Statins may Spur Dementia: (excerpt below)http://www.newsmax.com/health/statins_spur_dementia/2008/07/25/116234.html {...Experimentation with cultures of human brain cells revealed that under the influence of statin drugs, the glial progenitor cells turned mostly into a type of cell called an ?oligodendrocyte.? The bottom line is that statins push progenitor cells into developing into a type of cell which the brain may not need, and it may push the progenitor cells to develop prematurely when they should in fact be held in reserve in case of trauma such as a blow to the head, a stroke, or inflammation within the brain. In effect, statins deplete the availability of progenitor cells unnecessarily for no good reason. It has yet to be determined whether statins actually boost the rate of dementia, although some physicians already believe they do. Until more research can be performed, what course should doctors and patients take? According to Goldman, ?There are a great number of questions that need to be explored further before anyone considers changing the way statins are used.? ...} Recent media release: “Statins may Spur Dementia: (excerpt below)http://www.newsmax.com/health/statins_spur_dementia/2008/07/25/116234.html

{…Experimentation with cultures of human brain cells revealed that under the influence of statin drugs, the glial progenitor cells turned mostly into a type of cell called an ?oligodendrocyte.? The bottom line is that statins push progenitor cells into developing into a type of cell which the brain may not need, and it may push the progenitor cells to develop prematurely when they should in fact be held in reserve in case of trauma such as a blow to the head, a stroke, or inflammation within the brain. In effect, statins deplete the availability of progenitor cells unnecessarily for no good reason.

It has yet to be determined whether statins actually boost the rate of dementia, although some physicians already believe they do. Until more research can be performed, what course should doctors and patients take? According to Goldman, ?There are a great number of questions that need to be explored further before anyone considers changing the way statins are used.? …}

]]> By: Doris http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/29/cholesterol-lowering-drugs-could-dramatically-cut-dementia-risk/#comment-1912 Doris Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:21:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/29/cholesterol-lowering-drugs-could-dramatically-cut-dementia-risk/#comment-1912 There is so much we can do to keep our brains well. Cholesterol is just one aspect. Read "7 Steps to a Healthy Brain" by Dr. Paul Winner. There is so much we can do to keep our brains well. Cholesterol is just one aspect. Read “7 Steps to a Healthy Brain” by Dr. Paul Winner.

]]> By: Eliza Strickland http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/29/cholesterol-lowering-drugs-could-dramatically-cut-dementia-risk/#comment-1899 Eliza Strickland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:15:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/29/cholesterol-lowering-drugs-could-dramatically-cut-dementia-risk/#comment-1899 Nothing wrong with your neurons! But here's the explanation, from the "About 80beats" blurb in the sidebar: 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles on the day's most compelling topics. The posts are journalistic mashups, with quoted text in blue and the source of the quoted material identified in brackets—with a link, of course. Nothing wrong with your neurons! But here’s the explanation, from the “About 80beats” blurb in the sidebar:

80beats is DISCOVER’s news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles on the day’s most compelling topics.

The posts are journalistic mashups, with quoted text in blue and the source of the quoted material identified in brackets—with a link, of course.

]]> By: Andrew http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/29/cholesterol-lowering-drugs-could-dramatically-cut-dementia-risk/#comment-1896 Andrew Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:10:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/07/29/cholesterol-lowering-drugs-could-dramatically-cut-dementia-risk/#comment-1896 I get the use of the gold color to differentiate the linkable content, but why does it seem as though your sentences rotate on a blue/black scheme? This article may be about dementia but hopefully I am not losing my mind. Cheers, Andrew Adler Washington, DC I get the use of the gold color to differentiate the linkable content, but why does it seem as though your sentences rotate on a blue/black scheme? This article may be about dementia but hopefully I am not losing my mind.

Cheers,
Andrew Adler
Washington, DC

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