Low levels of good cholesterol linked to memory loss, dementia risk

Monday, June 30, 2008 - 16:07 in Health & Medicine

Low levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) — the "good" cholesterol — in middle age may increase the risk of memory loss and lead to dementia later in life, researchers reported in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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