How statins could slow the march of MS

Cheap anti-cholesterol drug may delay crippling symptoms

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• Hundreds of MS sufferers will be given statins to see if drugs can slow disease
• Early trial suggested brain shrinkage was halved in patients who took statins
• 100,000 people in the UK suffer from the disease which causes mobility loss, sight problems, fatigue and pain and affects twice as many women as men 

Hundreds of British patients with advanced multiple sclerosis are to be given statins as part of a major trial to see if the drugs can slow the disease’s development.

Experts last night said the cheap treatment ‘holds incredible promise’ for the 100,000 in the UK who have MS.

It affects twice as many women as men and causes mobility loss, sight problems, fatigue and pain. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4486264/Statins-delay-crippling-symptoms-MS.html#ixzz4gZIXjA9Z