Statins' potential to treat MS unrelated to lowering cholesterol

(University College London) The widely prescribed statin, simvastatin, can medically help patients with secondary progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS) -- for reasons that might be unrelated to the drug's intended cholesterol lowering affects, a UCL study has found.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news