Cholesterol and cognitive impairment
Submitted by Jeff on March 9, 2010 - 12:07pm
A new study shows more evidence of a link between vascular disease and cognitive impairment. As reported earlier, there is increasing evidence of a connection between high blood pressure and dementia. This new study found that patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (I know it's a mouthful), that is high cholesterol that has a genetic basis, had a greater incidence of mild cognitive impairment than people without that condition. The study only had 117 participants, with 47 having familial hypercholesterolemia. More solid evidence would require a much larger sample. The press release is here.
