All the participants were part of the Long Term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease Trial and had had a heart attack or been admitted to hospital for unstable angina in the preceding three to 36 months. (sciencedaily.com)
The use of lipophilic, or fat - soluble, statins such as simvastatin and atorvastatin was associated with a reduced risk of Parkinson's, while no such association was found for hydrophilic, or water - soluble, statins such as pravastatin and rosuvastatin. (sciencedaily.com)
Results: Simvastatin, but not pravastatin, reduced CSF levels... of phospho - tau - 181 (p - tau181) in all subjects. (content.iospress.com)