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Popular Drugs for Bone Health Linked to Significantly Lower Alzheimer’s Risk
- A Hong Kong study of 121,492 adults aged 60 or older linked nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates with a 16% lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias than taking no osteoporosis medication.
- Users of nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates had a 24% lower risk than users of other osteoporosis medications.
- Participants had osteoporosis or serious fractures and had not previously used osteoporosis medication.
- Study author Ching-Lung Cheung said the observational findings do not prove that the drugs prevent dementia and require confirmation in clinical trials.
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Popular drugs for bone health linked to significantly lower Alzheimer's risk – Democratic Accent
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