The researchers assessed the link between statin use in older adults and changes in two kidney function indicators: estimated glomerular filtration rate and urine albumin-to-creatinine (protein-to ...

Statins are used extensively to ward off heart attacks and strokes in middle-aged people, supported by strong evidence from ...

Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, have no effect on kidney function, a research team led by the University of ...

This finding may mean that patients profit even more from statin use than previously thought... Approximately 10–20% of white adults in developed countries have gallstones, and gallstone disease ...

Compared with participants who didn't develop glaucoma, those who did, tended to be older, and of non-White ethnicity. They had higher HDL, but lower LDL, cholesterol and a higher waist-to-hip ...

"Our data suggest that older adults with large cholesterol fluctuation unrelated to medication use may warrant closer monitoring of their dementia risk," lead investigator Zhen Zhou, PhD ...