How statins cause muscle aches
Many people stop taking cholesterol-lowering statins because they experience muscle aches, weakness, and fatigue.
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How statins harm muscles—and how to stop it
Statins have transformed heart health, saving millions of lives by lowering cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. But for many patients, these drugs come with a troubling downside: muscle pain, weakness ...
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Young adults with elevated cholesterol often go untreated, study finds
Fewer than half of young adults with severely high low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), or "bad" cholesterol, levels start taking a statin within five years of first high LDL-C measurement, according to a study published in Journal ...
Nov 6, 2025
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs could reduce risk of dementia, study finds
Low cholesterol can reduce the risk of dementia, a new University of Bristol-led study with more than a million participants has shown.
Oct 13, 2025
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Ignore cholesterol until middle age? Here's why that's a bad idea
Heather Bowers doesn't recall all the details of her first cholesterol screening. It was at a college health fair two decades ago, and even though her numbers came back "borderline high," she responded in a way that many ...
Oct 1, 2025
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Sugary drinks may increase risk of metastasis in advanced colorectal cancer
A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center shows that the glucose-fructose mix found in sugary drinks directly fuels metastasis in preclinical models of advanced colorectal cancer. The ...
Sep 19, 2025
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Cardiovascular disease risk rises in Mexico, despite improved cholesterol control
Despite improved statin use and cholesterol control, cardiovascular disease risk rose in Mexico between 2016 and 2023, according to a study presented at ACC Latin America 2025 that used region-specific tools to more accurately ...
Sep 18, 2025
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Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades
In May 2025, the White House proposed reducing the budget of the National Institutes of Health by roughly 40%—from about US$48 billion to $27 billion. Such a move would return NIH funding to levels last seen in 2007. Since ...
Sep 15, 2025
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Cardiovascular disease risk prediction tool may help guide statin therapy
A cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction tool developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists may also be effective for identifying which patients would most benefit from statin therapy, according to a recent study published ...
Sep 11, 2025
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Guidance recommends new approach to assess cardiovascular risk and reach treatment goals for lipid levels
A new ESC/EAS Focused Update to guidelines, about how best to manage lipid levels in patients to reduce cardiovascular risk, recommends the use of new cardiovascular risk prediction algorithms. The update was released at ...
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