Long-term use of common pain relievers, known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), like ibuprofen and naproxen, may reduce dementia risk by 12 percent, according to new research.
The study, which tracked more than 11,700 people for nearly 15 years, suggests anti-inflammatory drugs could play a role in dementia prevention—though experts caution that prolonged NSAID use carries significant health risks.
Currently, about 1 in 9 people aged 65 and older in the United States are living with Alzheimer’s, an incurable type of dementia.
“Our study provides evidence on possible preventive effects of anti-inflammatory medication against the dementia process,” corresponding author Dr. M. Arfan Ikram of Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam in the Netherlands, said in a press statement....
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