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2. ‘Repurposing’ current drugs to tackle dementia an ‘urgent ...

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   More must be done to see whether existing drugs could help to tackle dementia, scientists have said after finding that a number of common treatments may affect a person’s risk. While some new ...

3. Steroid dementia syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Dementia-like symptoms have been found in some individuals who have been exposed to glucocorticoid medication, often dispensed in the form of asthma, arthritis, and anti-inflammatory steroid medications. The condition reverses, but not always completely, within months after steroid treatment is stopped. [2]

4. Type 2 diabetes drugs could lower dementia, Parkinson's ... - AOL

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   Researchers have found that people who take a type of type 2 diabetes drugs SGLT2 inhibitors have a significantly lower risk of dementia, overall, and of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's, in ...

5. A New Study Says This Commonly-Prescribed Medication Could ...

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   While weight loss and type 2 diabetes drugs can truly be life-changing for many people, Dr. Landsverk points out that these drugs are expensive and some people experience adverse side effects.

6. Dementia - Wikipedia

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   Little is known about the events that occur during and that actually cause Alzheimer's disease. This is due to the fact that, historically, brain tissue from patients with the disease could only be studied after the person's death. Brain scans can now help diagnose and distinguish between different kinds of dementia and show severity.

7. Medication Appropriateness Tool for Comorbid Health ...

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   These stakeholder roles have shown that there is a strong need for support and collaboration to improve medication use. [19] Research at King's College London explored the hazards of suboptimal prescribing and polypharmacy in medicines use for people with dementia.