Oct. 14, 2020
SHR # 2604 :: Common Class of Drugs Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer's Disease - Dr. Lisa Delano-Wood - Alex Weigand, Doctoral Student - A team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, report that a class of drugs used for a broad array of conditions, from allergies and colds to hypertension and urinary incontinence, may be associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline, particularly in older adults at greater risk for Alzheimer's disease. Association of anticholinergic medication and AD biomarkers with incidence of MCI among cognitively normal older adults https://n.neurology.org/content/early/2020/09/02/WNL.0000000000010643
