Several medications linked to dementia risk, such as PPIs, may interfere with the body's ability to absorb essential nutrients. Vitamin B12 deficiency, for example, is a known contributor to ...

Medications cannot be universally categorized as good or bad for dementia prevention. Instead, their effects depend on a host of individual variables, including genetics, lifestyle, and ...

A new study from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine suggests that GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could lower your risk of developing dementia.

NEW ORLEANS — Could frequent use of some cold and allergy medications, and many other common drugs, like those for anxiety, increase your risk of dementia? We explore that question and why, as ...

There’s no cure for dementia nor Alzheimer’s disease, but treatments are improving, with early detection and new medications offering patients and their families more reasons to hope.

Semaglutide — the active ingredient in type 2 diabetes and weight-loss glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist ( GLP-1) medications Ozempic and Wegovy — may help lower dementia risk, a new study finds.

In one study, people who used anticholinergic drugs daily for three years or more had nearly a 50% increased risk of dementia. Opioids are another class of drugs that could increase your chances ...

Psychotropic medications commonly used to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are associated with increased risk for dementia in older veterans, new research shows. "Patients diagnosed with ...

NEW ORLEANS — Could frequent use of some cold and allergy medications, and many other common drugs, like those for anxiety, increase your risk of dementia? We explore that question and why, as ...

NEW ORLEANS — Could frequent use of some cold and allergy medications, and many other common drugs, like those for anxiety, increase your risk of dementia? We explore that question and why, as ...

Doctors are aware of it, but patients are most likely not. Certain over-the-counter and prescription medications could increase your risk of dementia. “We've known about the risk of memory ...