Tummas Ternhamar: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Study author from Copenhagen University Hospital
- Quoted on
- Mental health, Dementia, Diabetes
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
“Our study supports the idea that dementia risk is best addressed by targeting several factors at once, and that cholesterol may belong on that list.”
What Tummas Ternhamar has said
“Detecting and treating high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) from midlife is one such highlighted risk factor.”
Study author from Copenhagen University Hospital · Dementia · 29 Sept 2026 · Taking stains or anti-hypertensives may reduce dementia risk ↗
“In individuals developing type 2 diabetes, statins were associated with a lower risk of dementia, most pronounced in those with early initiation. Statins seem to be underused in patients with type 2 diabetes, despite their protective effects against cardiovascular disease.”
Medical doctor, Copenhagen University Hospital · Diabetes · 29 Sept 2026 · Statins Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in Massive Type 2 Diabetes Study ↗
Where Tummas Ternhamar has been quoted
- Statins can reduce dementia risk by up to 15%, long-term study suggeststheguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Taking stains or anti-hypertensives may reduce dementia risknursingtimes.net · 29 Sept 2026
- Statins Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in Massive Type 2 Diabetes Studysciencealert.com · 29 Sept 2026
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