Study finds good cholesterol may fight dementia

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Having low levels of HDL, or good cholesterol, does more than increase your risk for heart disease. It may also increase your risk for dementia.

Researchers at University College London analyzed blood samples and memory test results from over 35 hundred older adults. The study participants were followed for at least seven years. They found adults with low levels of HDL had an increased risk for dementia.

For example, participants with low HDL at age 55 had a 27% increased risk for the disease compared to those with high levels

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Hope After Failure of New Cholesterol Drug

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Drugs to raise so-called good cholesterol may still have a future despite the widely publicized failure last year of an experimental cholesterol treatment from Pfizer, researchers said Monday at a heart conference here.

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