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Statins for healthy adults over 70.

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  1. Oct 25, 2026
    BIG TRIAL: FEWER HEART EVENTS, NO DEMENTIA BENEFITTrial · 9,971 older adults

    Cholesterol pills cut heart problems in healthy older people, not dementia

    In a trial of nearly 10,000 healthy Australians over 70, a daily statin lowered heart attacks, strokes and related events by about 30%, but people did not live longer free of dementia or disability.