Widely Used Cholesterol-lowering Drug May Prevent Progression Of Parkinson's Disease
Monday, November 9, 2009 - 18:21
in Health & Medicine
Simvastatin, a commonly used, cholesterol-lowering drug, may prevent Parkinson's disease from progressing further. Neurological researchers conducted a study examining the use of the FDA-approved medication in mice with Parkinson's disease and found that the drug successfully reverses the biochemical, cellular and anatomical changes caused by the disease.