REDUCING HOMOCYSTEINE TO SLOW COGNITIVE DECLINE IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficiency of Simvastatin to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease by comparing subjects in the study who are randomly given Simvastatin with those also in the study who are instead given placebo. Simvastatin is a FDA approved prescription oral medication used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood and reduces the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death. This is an NIH sponsored trial.
This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The purpose of this study is to look at two genes, the apolipoprotein and the methylenetetrahydrofolate gene and to store this blood sample for future research in Alzheimer's disease and aging.

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