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Published online 16 April 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040412-7
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Anti-stroke drug eases Alzheimer's symptoms
Atorvastatin unclogs arteries and may help memory too.
People with Alzheimer's disease may benefit from taking a popular cholesterol-lowering medication, scientists announced on Wednesday.
In a study of 63 people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, the performance of those who took a drug called atorvastatin declined less on tests of memory and brain function than that of those who did not take the drug.
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