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People who accumulate plaque on their arteries may be more prone to another insidious type of buildup -- one that clogs their brains.
Scientists who tested the cholesterol levels of 147 patients found that those with the highest readings were more likely to also have the brain plaque that signals Alzheimer’s disease. The research was published today in the medical journal Neurology.
The findings suggest that lowering cholesterol levels early in life may reduce the prevalence of Alzheimer’s, a progressive disease that starts with forgetfulness and eventually saps memories and independence. Doctors have struggled to understand, predict and slow the advance of the illness ever since it was first described by German doctor Alois Alzheimer more than a century ago.
“Our study clearly makes the point that high cholesterol may contribute directly or indirectly to plaques in the brain,” Kensuke Sasaki, the study’s lead author and an associate professor at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, said in a telephone interview. “The management of cholesterol levels early on may lead to preventing Alzheimer’s disease later.”. Continue to read: bloomberg.com
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